UPDATE: 02/08/2012 - BASHAR AL-ASSAD - POPULAR REVOLT - SYRIA - UNREST
Assad praises 'heroic' army as battle for Aleppo rages
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad praised his "heroic" soldiers on Wednesday as the battle for control of the commercial capital of Aleppo continued, saying the country's destiny depended on the fight to crush the uprising.
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