Buildings damaged by what activists said was shelling by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad are seen in Aleppo September 24, 2012. Picture taken September 24, 2012. REUTERS/Shaam News Network/Handout
Fighting Spreads In Aleppo's Walled City, Syrian Cultural Jewel -- Reuters
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Fires that gutted a vast mediaeval market have broken out in other areas of the Old City of Aleppo, a world heritage site, as rebels and government forces fight for the ancient heart of Syria's biggest city, opposition activists said on Monday.
The rebels last week announced a fresh attempt to seize the city, home of a large merchant class that had mostly remained loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, and appeared to have focused on the warren of alleyways that make up the walled Old City.
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