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Escaping death and destruction in Syria

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    Citizens attempt to flee violent war zone

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-- fighting is reported again today in Syria's two largest cities one activist describes the action in Damascus is non stop at a major battle is going on.

Near the airport in the left -- Tonight correspondent Steve Harrigan shows us the desperate attempt to flee the war zone.

One point two million people are on the move in Syria trying to escape from a war.

They leave on foot one arm for a child the other for possessions and some north to Turkey border.

Other sounds like his family to recover their dead.

An air strike by government warplane has changed the geography of his it's -- -- -- nominees hand have died here he says five died over there.

-- brother on the front step yesterday now can be found only on a cell phone.

-- I'll -- there's a sense here among people that they are being slaughtered they are defenseless.

And the bandit.

All he's had that.

That's a lot nowlin on that no one owns.

-- -- deceiving people.

The government attack on civilians has successfully emptied -- -- controlled by the rebels but it has failed to break the spirit of resistance.

Well and now I'm a fighter he says I'm ready to died.

-- -- these three rebel fighters who were on their way to a left boat.

They are teenagers with no transport division in three knock off kalashnikovs.

So.

Perhaps their biggest problem between the three of them they have not one bullet.

And those three teenagers will very soon be facing a professional army.

When it has helicopter gunships warplanes and armored vehicles Brett.

Steve Harrigan live in Turkey early Saturday morning Steve thank you.

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