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As Aleppo braces for battle, a well-off mother risks her life to support the rebels.

Syria: government forces pounding Aleppo -- activists

State media: Fight for Aleppo to be the "mother of all battles."

A fighter from the Syrian opposition aims fire during clashes with forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, in the center of Syria's restive northern city of Aleppo on July 25, 2012.

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