Syria: Civilians bear the brunt as battle for Aleppo rages

Headline Title: Syria: Civilians bear the brunt as battle for Aleppo rages 23 August 2012 Civilians are enduring a horrific level of violence in the battle between Syrian government forces and opposition fighters for control of Aleppo - the country’s largest city and commercial capital - Amnesty International said in a new briefing on Syria. The 11-page briefing, is based on first-hand field investigations by Amnesty International during the first half of August. The briefing documents the Syrian government forces’ increasingly frequent air and artillery strikes against residential…

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