But residents have already pressed the government for land to build a new settlement in a Muslim part of town.

The closure has prevented trucks carrying flour and gasoline from crossing to the mainly Muslim part of town.

On 5 November 2005 graves in the Muslim part of a local cemetery were desecrated.

He thanked him for the tour of the historic Muslim part of the city, which dates back to the ninth century.

In the Muslim parts of the city, where Muslim-owned businesses still stand, commerce has ground to a halt.

The Muslim part of the town was divided into seventeen quarters.

The economics of this mostly Muslim part of the world are stark.

Every night, a neighborhood in the Muslim part of the city is chosen for a target, while other areas are sporadically shelled.

Nearly 800 Have Died The police said one man had been killed and 10 people wounded in the Muslim part of the city.

The Muslim parts of the capital are now totally policed by Syrian soldiers.