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Syrian opposition boosted by city’s rise

Commercial hub of Aleppo had been on sideline

By Alice Fordham

 |  Washington Post  

  May 19, 2012

More than 10,000 protesters poured onto the streets of Syria’s commercial hub, Aleppo, on Friday, a sign that a city that had remained relatively quiet as an uprising swept the country has been galvanized into activity.

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