Activists report heavy fighting in Syria’s Aleppo

This image made from amateur video released by Shaam News Network and accessed by the Associated Press Saturday, July 21, 2012 purports to show shelling of Homs, Syria by government forces on July 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video) IMAGE MADE FROM AMATEUR VIDEO RELEASED BY SHAAM NEWS NETWORK AND ACCESSED VIA AP VIDEO SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2012. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIALSyrian troops clashed with rebels in the city of Aleppo for a second day Saturday, forcing inhabitants to flee to safer areas in some of the fiercest fighting to date in a key bastion of support President Bashar Assad, activists said.


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