January 3rd, 2014 - 01:37 GMT Al-Qaeda militants besiege areas in Aleppo Al-Qaeda-linked fighters have besieged some areas in the northwestern Syrian province of Aleppo and are readying to storm the village of al-Atareb nearby, Al Arabiya News Channel reported activists as saying on Friday. Read more
![A rebel fighter from the Free Syrian Army holds a position with a Belgium made FAL rifle at a front line in the Salah al-Din neighbourhood of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, on December 1, 2013. [Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/452758435.jpg?itok=oZcvJfBT "A rebel fighter from the Free Syrian Army holds a position with a Belgium made FAL rifle at a front line in the Salah al-Din neighbourhood of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, on December 1, 2013. [Getty Images]")
