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Syria fighting continues as peace talks falter

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As Syria peace talks continue, so too does the fighting.<br/> <br />Amateur video allegedly shows rebels battling government forces on Wednesday during air strikes on the capital Damascus.<br/> <br />Other video, neither of which Reuters can verify, claims to show the aftermath of government bombing in Deraa.<br/> <br />It comes as residents are shepherded out of the besieged city of Homs under a fragile local ceasefire.<br/> <br />As residents leave, aid workers come in with food and supplies for those who remain.<br/> <br />All this as peace negotiations falter.<br/> <br />On Wednesday, the opposition presented a plan in Geneva that lays out its vision of post-war Syria and makes no mention of President Bashar al-Assad.<br/> <br />The plan calls for a U.N.-monitored total ceasefire across Syria.<br/> <br />It would also drive out all foreign combatants fighting on both sides of the civil war.<br/> <br />Opposition spokesman Louay Safi.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) SYRIAN OPPOSITION SPOKESMEN LOUAY SAFI SAYING:<br/> <br />"Forcing out

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