Syrian government forces reasserted control of Damascus suburbs on Tuesday after beating back rebels at the capital's doorstep. Western and Arab diplomats piled more pressure on Syrian President Bashar Assad, pushing for a UN Security Council resolution which would call for him to step down to defuse to 10-month-old uprising against his family's dynastic rule. A draft United Nations resolution on Syria calls for President Assad to hand power to his deputy and insists there will be no use of foreign forces in the country. Russia warned that an international effort to resolve the conflict could instead lead to civil war.