**EDIT CONTAINS GRAPHIC MATERIAL**<br/> <br />REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT OF THIS VIDEO WHICH HAS BEEN OBTAINED FROM A SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE<br/> <br />Heavy fighting hits a ring road on the outskirts of central Damascus, as Syrian government forces try to halt a rebel advance.<br/> <br />This amateur footage, which cannot be independently verified, is said to show a checkpoint in Jobar on Thursday (February 7).<br/> <br />Opposition fighters say government warplanes bombarded the area.<br/> <br />For more than 36 hours rebels have overrun army positions encircling the heart of the city.<br/> <br />This footage shows the fighters moving into Jobar on Wednesday (February 6).<br/> <br />While opposition fighters have seen gains across parts of the country, they've so far been kept away from the centre of Damascus.<br/> <br />Here, footage is said to show rebels capturing an area in Jobar - at the expense of government troops.<br/> <br />Activists say at least 46 people were killed around the capital on Thursday.<br/> <br />Syrian state media says rebels have since been pushed back from Jobar and other eastern districts.
