STORY: Even as the U.S. and Russia make progress in their plans to remove chemical weapons from Syria, fighting between rebels and government forces shows no signs of stopping.<br/> <br />New amateur video appears to show government shelling in the Barzeh neighborhood of a rebel-held suburb of Damascus.<br/> <br />Clouds of black and grey smoke rise across the skyline as gunfire and shelling echo throughout the area.<br/> <br />Reuters cannot verify the content of the video, which was obtained from a social media website.<br/> <br />Meanwhile, Syrian Television reports that government forces have regained control of several parts of the ancient Christian town of Maaloula.<br/> <br />The town was the site of intense fighting this week, having changed hands three times between President Bashar al-Assad's forces and rebel groups.<br/> <br />Maaloula is home to a number of churches and important monasteries, some of which were damaged in the fighting.<br/> <br />As the fighting continues, the opposition Syrian National Coal
