DAMASCUS Authentic Ereck Flowers Jersey , April 30 (Xinhua) -- More than 200 rebels are believed to have been killed during a three-day infighting over control of territory east of the capital Damascus, a monitor group reported Sunday.


The infighting started on Friday, when the Jaish al-Islam, or Islam Army, unleashed a wide-scale offensive against the Front for Liberating the Levant, previously known as the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front, in the Eastern Ghouta countryside of Damascus, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.


The UK-based watchdog said the aim of the attack by the Saudi-backed Islam Army is to strip the Qatari-backed Nusra Front of areas in Ghouta.


The Observatory said at least five civilians were killed during the infighting.


Meanwhile, about 3,000 people protested on Sunday in Eastern Ghouta, demanding an end to the rebel-on-rebel battles, said the Observatory, adding that the Islam Army opened fire at the protestors to disperse them.


The Islam Army issued a statement later on Sunday, saying it "apologizes" for the shooting on civilians by its fighters during the protests, calling it a "wrong conduct."


The Eastern Ghouta, a sprawling, largely-agricultural land, has been long out of the government control and dominated by foreign-backed jihadi factions.


In recent months, the Syrian army and allied fighters succeeded to lay a kind of siege on that part of the capital, prompting the rebels to launch a surprise attack last month against the government-controlled east of Damascus, but they failed to make any breakthrough during two waves of attacks.


Observers believe that the infighting reflects the conflicting interests of regional backers, as each group wants to have the stronger foot on ground east of the capital.


The Nusra Front, or the Front for Liberating the Levant, has been branded by the UN and the international community as a terrorist group, and the U.S.-led anti-terror coalition has been targeting its leaders in Idlib Province in northwestern Syria.


The infighting in the Ghouta area plays into the hands of the government, whose troops fought intense battles when the rebels launched their major offensive from that part against the capital last month.


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WASHINGTON， Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- People who are overweight and obese are at a heightened risk for developing eight additional types of cancer， an international team of researchers said Wednesday.


However， the team was quick to add that limiting weight gain could help to reduce the risk of these cancers， namely stomach， liver， gall bladder， pancreas， ovary， meningioma， thyroid cancer and multiple myeloma.


The findings， published in The New England Journal of Medicine， are based on a review of more than 1，000 studies of excess weight and cancer risk analyzed by the World Health Organization's International Agency for Cancer on Research (IARC)， based in France.


In 2002， the same group of cancer researchers found sufficient evidence linking excess weight to higher risks of cancers of the colon， esophagus， kidney， breast and uterus.


""The burden of cancer due to being overweight or obese is more extensive than what has been assumed，"" said cancer prevention expert Graham Colditz at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis， who chaired the IARC Working Group.


""Many of the newly identified cancers linked to excess weight haven't been on people's radar screens as having a weight component.""


The cancer risks associated with excess weight were similar for men and women and were consistent across geographic regions -- North America， Europe， Asia and the Middle East， said the researchers.


There are many reasons why being overweight or obese can increase cancer risk， they noted. Excess fat leads to an overproduction of estrogen， testosterone and insulin， and promotes inflammation， all of which can drive cancer growth.


The findings could have a significant bearing on the global population. Worldwide， an estimated 640 million adults and 110 million children are obese.


""Lifestyle factors such as eating a healthy diet， maintaining a healthy weight and exercising， in addition to not smoking， can have a significant impact on reducing cancer risk，"" Colditz said. ""Public health efforts to combat cancer should focus on these things that people have some control over.""


""But losing weight is hard for many people，"" he added. ""Rather than getting discouraged and giving up， those struggling to take off weight could instead focus on avoiding more weight gain.""

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