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Tears of a brother

September 28, 2012 12:00 am • Last Updated: September 27, 2012 11:39 pm

A Syrian man cries near the body of his brother, who was killed by a Syrian Army sniper Thursday near Dar El Shifa Hospital in Aleppo, Syria. Syrian rebels stepped up attacks against regime forces in Aleppo, parts of which they seized two months ago, although they have been unable to dislodge pro-Assad troops from the rest of the northern city of 3 million people.

A Syrian man cries near the body of his brother, who was killed by a Syrian Army sniper Thursday near Dar El Shifa Hospital in Aleppo, Syria. Syrian rebels stepped up attacks against regime forces in Aleppo, parts of which they seized two months ago, although they have been unable to dislodge pro-Assad troops from the rest of the northern city of 3 million people.

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