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Assad claims Syrian forces are gaining ground. The president says the battle is progressing. [Al Jazeera]
A plane has been hijacked while flying from Malaga to Amsterdam. [Winnipeg Free Press]
Hurricane Isaac heads for New Orleans. Power has been knocked out, roads have been flooded, and a 29 kilometre section of levee has been topped. [CBC]