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Syrians troubled over U.S. strike fallout

2013-09-07 221 Dailymotion

TV AND WEB RESTRICTIONS~*NONE**~<br /> <br />Damascus, Syria.<br /> <br />While daily life appears to continues apace in government-held areas, an air of anticipation is hanging over this war-torn city.<br /> <br />People here are bracing for a possible air strike by the United States - an intervention most here are dead set against.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DAMASCUS RESIDENT, NIUHA, SAYING:<br /> <br />"The conditions that we are living in are tough enough. We do not need America to come and hit us."<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DAMASCUS RESIDENT, SAKER DOUBA, SAYING:<br /> <br />"I call the world from the West to the far East to view this act as an aggression."<br /> <br />U.S. President Barack Obama has called for limited strikes on Syria - punishment, he says, for the use of chemical weapons by President Bashar al-Assad against civilians.<br /> <br />The American congress is due to debate Obama's proposal next week.<br /> <br />Meanwhile, some Syrian refugees fleeing into neighbouring Turkey have mixed feelings about a U.S.-led

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