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'Hundreds killed' in battle for Syria police academy

Almost 200 troops and rebels were killed in an eight-day battle for a police academy in the north Syrian province of Aleppo, as insurgents seized control of most of the complex, a watchdog said on Sunday.

Syrian troops take position in a heavily damaged area in the old city of Aleppo, on January 12, 2013. Almost 200 troops and rebels were killed in an eight-day battle for a police academy in the north Syrian province of Aleppo, as insurgents seized control of most of the complex, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. "Rebels have seized...

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