Syrian Rebels To Counter Gov’t Forces Attack In Aleppo

In this Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012 photo, Free Syrian Army soldiers hold their weapons during clashes with government forces in at the south-west district of Salah al-Din in Aleppo, Syria. Syrian troops launched a ground assault Wednesday on the besieged northern city of Aleppo, but activists said rebels forces were fighting back in a battle for the country’s largest city that has raged for more than two weeks. <AP/NEWSis>

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