BEIRUT, Sha'ban 6, 1433, Jun 26, 2012, SPA - Activists are reporting heavy clashes between Syrian rebels and the elite Republican Guard in two suburbs of the capital Damascus. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the clashes erupted on Tuesday in the suburbs of Qudsaya and Hammah. It says that several people have been reported killed but gave no figures. Tuesday's clashes were reported near the housing compounds and bases of the Republican Guard, according to a report of the Associated Press. --SPA 11:39 LOCAL TIME 08:39 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1011044