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July 30, 2012 |
Battle for Aleppo intensifies Syrian conflict
With 200,000 fleeing Aleppo, fighting in Syria intensified in the 16-month long struggle opposing the rule of Bashar al-Assad. While fighting still grips Homs after a brutal siege, the conflict has moved north to finally include commercial hub Aleppo - largely spared until now - a city of over two million. Both the Syrian army and the rebel Free Syrian Army claim advances in the battle for Aleppo, which began in earnest over the weekend. More pockets of conflict rage in other locations within Syria as well. Gathered here are images made available in the last week from Syria, where independent news coverage has been limited and difficult. Some of the images are from third parties and transmitted without confirmation via international wire services as they were received. -- Lane Turner (32 photos total)

Syrian rebel fighters celebrate on top of a tank captured from government forces at a checkpoint in the village of Anadan, near Aleppo, on July 30 2012, after a 10-hour battle. The strategic checkpoint of Anadan secures the rebel fighters free movement between the northern city of Aleppo and Turkey. (Iskandar Kat/AFP/GettyImages) #
More links and information
Syria: Guide to the conflict - BBC.co.uk
Syria - NYTimes.com topic page
Syria foes 'advance' in battle-wracked Aleppo - AlJazeera.com