Free French forces have occupied Seidenaya, 14 miles north of Damascus, and have reached a point three miles south of Nebek.—Reuter. able at the Palmyra pipe-line fortress in central Syria, The Allies have occupied Saba Bıyar, 60 miles south-west of Palmyra, with the object of sweeping ' round and cutting off any retreat to Horns, The main Palestine-Syrian roadway from Kanera to Damascus, still bearing the marks of fierce tank and artillery encounters, is now clear and bumming with activity, By truck to Damascus Reuters special correspondent yesterday passed a steady flow of reinforcements of artillery, infantry in lorries and armoured fighting vehicles going northward.—Reuter,
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