Syria Rebels Retreat Under Heavy Aleppo Fire -- Al Jazeera
Free Syria Army commander says rebels withdrew from Saleheddin district to prepare counter-attack against military.
The Syrian army has renewed its heavy shelling of rebel-held areas of Aleppo, the country's commercial capital, anti-government activists have said, forcing the armed opposition to withdraw from at least one neighbourhood.
Intense bombardment rocked the neighbourhoods of Saleheddin, Hanano, Saif al-Dawla, Shaar and Shakur on Thursday, anti-government groups have said.
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