The fall of Damascus is not a matter of if, but when ...
By DAVID ENDERS, The Miami Herald - "MAYADIN, Syria -- After a siege that lasted nearly a month, Syrian government soldiers abandoned an artillery base in the town of Mayadin Thursday morning, handing anti-government rebels in southeastern Deir al Zour province a key victory that will allow them to move next to the airport near the provincial capital, one of the last positions the Syrian military controls in the province.
