This footage from a social media website purportedly shows scenes in the Erbeen suburb of Damascus during clashes between Syrian troops and rebel fighters.<br/> In the background what appears to be gunfire can be heard.<br/> Reuters has not been able to independently verify the content of the video.<br/> But there are signs the unrest is spreading in Damascus.<br/> Reports on Monday said Syrian forces had re-captured the eastern suburbs of the capital from the rebels after two days of fighting.<br/> Activists say soldiers moved in at dawn on Sunday along with at least 50 tanks and other armoured vehicles.<br/> They say at least 19 rebels and civilians were killed in the initial onslaught.<br/> Further video posted on the internet appears to show fighting in Homs province.<br/> Opposition reports suggest at least 14 people were killed in fighting there on Sunday.<br/> Other video, also not independently verified by Reuters, purportedly shows a funeral procession in the northern province in Idlib.<br/> Opponents of President Bashar al-Assad say Eyad Taha was killed by his forces.<br/> The United Nations says Syrian troops have killed more than 5, 000 people.<br/> They include a Christian priest reported to have lost his life on Wednesday during fighting in the town of Hama.<br/> Syria says more than 2, 000 members of its security forces have perished in the uprising it blames on foreign-backed militants.<br/> The fighting is creeping closer to Assad's centre of power in Damascus but he's still resisting demands to step down and make way for a government of national unity.<br/> Paul Chapman, Reuters
