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Fight for Aleppo Intensifies as Both Sides Claim Advantage

Assad appoints new PM

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 9, 2012 7:35 AM CDT

(Newser) – Syrian government troops launched a fresh ground assault to retake Aleppo yesterday, and shelling continues today, but conflicting reports on the state of the fight persist. State media claims "huge numbers" of rebels have been killed and that Bashar al-Assad's forces control the...   Read full story »

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