Syria revolt reaches into Aleppo; rebels target cities

Sunday, July 22, 2012

BEIRUT -- Riding a wave of momentum, Syrian rebels made a run on Aleppo on Saturday in some of the fiercest fighting seen in the country's largest city, which has been a key bastion of support for President Bashar Assad over the course of the 17-month-old uprising.

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