Assad renews offensive as missile strikes raise escalation risk

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian army unleashed a massive bombardment against one rebel enclave on Monday and prepared for the withdrawal of insurgents from another as President Bashar al-Assad pushes to crush the rebels' last besieged strongholds.

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