Free Syria Army (FSA) fire towards regime loyalist soldiers during a battle to dislodge a sniper from its position overlooking the two main roads in the neighborhood of Askar in Syria's northern city of Aleppo on October 24, 2012. (Javier Manzano/AFP/Getty Images)
As the international community continues to struggle with finding an adequate solution to the violence in Syria, with the conflict continuing to befuddle the U.N. and serve as a difficult question for presidential candidates in the U.S., I thought we’d take a look at the fighting with a couple of images from one of the country’s chief battlegrounds, Aleppo. Join me after the break…
(Javier Manzano/AFP/Getty Images)
(Javier Manzano/AFP/Getty Images)
Doug
I realize the FSA is probably a little short on training, but I figured “Cover and Concealment” would’ve been a must. Even if the 55 gallon drum is full, it’s useless if you’re standing 5 feet behind it.