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Syria: United Rebels Gain Ground as Slow War Comes to Aleppo
(Telegraph-UK) Ruth Sherlock - In the countryside north of Aleppo, the rebels of the Free Syrian Army reign. FSA fighters launch frequent attacks on checkpoints and Syrian army military bases that defend the city. The rebels' most forward position of Hraytan lies only three miles from the city's fringes. "We can get inside Aleppo now, and we are supplying guns to FSA units in the city center," said Wassim, 23, a fighter in Anadan. Free Syrian Army units, which until recently had largely been made up of disparate militias protecting their own territories, are joining forces, bringing more military success. Last week, fighters in Der Tazzeh attacked a Syrian army position. "The base was giving helicopters coordinates of where to fire missiles," said the local commander. "Almost every attack we make, we already know that many soldiers in the target will defect," he added.