Assad gets Iran backing as forces squeeze Aleppo rebels
as his forces tried to choke off rebels in the northern city of Seeking to restore his authority after suffering the gravest setbacks so far in the 17-month-old uprising, culminating in the defection of his prime minister on Monday, was shown on television on Tuesday meeting a senior official from his key regional ally. It was the first footage broadcast of the 46-year-old leader for two weeks, and came a day after Syria's new caretaker prime minister was televised chairing a hastily called cabinet session, possibly to rebut reports that ...
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