Syria claims gains in Aleppo
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="mounted">mounted</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="rebel">rebel</span>-<span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="neighborhoods">neighborhoods</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="hub">hub</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Aleppo">Aleppo</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dislodge">dislodge</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="strongholds">strongholds</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="activists">activists</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="massed">massed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="Aleppo">Aleppo</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="rebels">rebels</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="neighborhoods">neighborhoods</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> 10-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="offensive">offensive</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="pounding">pounding</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="tanks">tanks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="helicopter">helicopter</span> <span word="gunships">gunships</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="periodic">periodic</span> <span word="incursions">incursions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="tanks">tanks</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rebels">rebels</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="gains">gains</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="helicopters">helicopters</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="nail">nail</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Bashar">Bashar</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Assad">Assad</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="coffin">coffin</span>, <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Leon">Leon</span> <span word="Panetta">Panetta</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stopover">stopover</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tunisia">Tunisia</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="kicked">kicked</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unfolding">unfolding</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>.</p><p><span word="Already">Already</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> 200,000 <span word="civilians">civilians</span> - <span word="almost">almost</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> - <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fled">fled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Aleppo">Aleppo</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span>, <span word="Valerie">Valerie</span> <span word="Amos">Amos</span>, <span word="citing">citing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Cross">Cross</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Crescent">Crescent</span>.</p><p><span word="Aleppo">Aleppo</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="around">around</span> 3 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="inhabitants">inhabitants</span>.</p><p><span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="had">had</span> "<span word="purged">purged</span>" <span word="Aleppo">Aleppo</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="southwestern">southwestern</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Salaheddine">Salaheddine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inflicted">inflicted</span> "<span word="great">great</span> <span word="losses">losses</span>" <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rebels">rebels</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="districts">districts</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seize">seize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>.</p><p><span word="Activists">Activists</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="disputed">disputed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fierce">fierce</span> <span word="shelling">shelling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>, <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasional">occasional</span> <span word="foray">foray</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>.</p>
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