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Assad's Forces Begin Major Offensive in Aleppo
According to regime and rebel sources, the Syrian army has taken positions in the district in a major blow for insurgents.Reuters reported from Aleppo on Wednesday morning that Syrian rebels had abandoned their positions in a district that has been a frontline of fighting in recent days. We have retreated, get out of here, rebels told reporters. The news agency reported that a checkpoint that had been manned by rebel fighters for the last week had disappeared. A rebel commander told AFP that army tanks had penetrated Salaheddin on Wednesday morning, sparking fierce clashes with the insurgents. Posted by: lord garth 2012-08-08 |
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