Vivvo CMS 4.1 PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/ ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ VIDEO: Syrian Army escalates violent crackdown in Damascus suburbs http://www.pri.org/stories/world/middle-east/syrian-army-escalates-violent-crackdown-in-damascus-suburbs-8193.html Middle East Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:39:00 -0600 Syrian forces brought their fight against protesters to the suburbs of Damascus — an area that has mostly avoided the violence and bloodshed that has claimed nearly 5500 lives in the past 10 months. PRI: Public Radio International