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Syria rebels hold on

By Anne Gearan / The Washington Post
Published: July 29. 2012 4:00AM PST

The Syrian government launched an offensive Saturday to retake rebel-held neighborhoods in the nation’s commercial hub of Aleppo, unleashing artillery, tanks and helicopter gunships against poorly armed opposition fighters.

But the rebels remained in control of their neighborhoods in Syria’s largest city.

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