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Syria’s deputy foreign minister said on Wednesday that the army could head north or south after crushing militants in a string of enclaves around the capital, according to al-Mayadeen TV.
“After ending the direct terrorist danger to Damascus, the door is open to heading north or south,” the pro-Syrian government channel cited Faisal Mekdad as saying.