Heavy clashes grip southern Syria’s Deraa province, monitor says

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Syrian government forces are intensifying the bombardment of Deraa. At least 18 people have been killed, and thousands have been displaced.

It is the worst violence since the government retook the area three years ago.

Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar reports from Istanbul, Turkey.

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