Violence echoing across Damascus underscores a turning point of sorts . Some experts say the battle for the nation 's two largest cities has begun . Damascus and the country 's economic capital , Aleppo , have seen armed clashes . They ' ve also seen peaceful protests including those by shopkeepers .
Gunfire echoing across Damascus underscores a turning point of sorts . Syria experts say the battle for the nation 's two largest cities has begun . Damascus and the country 's economic capital , Aleppo , have seen armed clashes . They 've also seen peaceful protests including strikes by shopkeepers .