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Rebel soldiers stands guard inside a building in the northern Syrian city Aleppo on December 6, 2012. Fighting erupted in the Aleppo district of Bustan al-Basha as troops advanced for the first time into the stronghold of Islamist militants, a military source and resident told AFP. AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSEN (Photo credit should read ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images)