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Rebel fighters of the Free Syrian Army hold up their rifles in the northern restive Syrian city of Aleppo, on August 3, 2012. Syrian regime warplanes pounded rebel positions in second city Aleppo on August 5, 2012, ahead of a threatened ground assault by more than 20,000 troops assembled around the commercial capital. AFP PHOTO/VEDAY XHYMSHITI