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PhotoBlog: Residents face shortages as?Syrian army hits Aleppo

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A rebel fighter inside a primary school near Aleppo, Syria, on July 30, 2012, where fighting continued for a fourth consecutive day on Tuesday.

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A woman carries her child while walking through the rubble in Attarib, on the outskirts of Aleppo, on July 30, 2012.

Reuters reports ??Syrian helicopter gunships and artillery pounded two key areas of Aleppo on Tuesday, extending the army's campaign to control the country's biggest city, but rebel fighters said troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad had been forced to retreat.?

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While rebels say they will turn Aleppo into the "grave" of the Assad government, thousands of residents have fled the city and those who remain face shortages of food and fuel and the ever-present risk of injury or death.

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"We have hardly any power or water, our wives and kids have left us here to watch the house and have gone somewhere safer. said Jumaa, a 45-year-old construction worker, who complained it was nearly impossible to observe the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, now in progress. Read the full story.

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Free Syrian Army members patrol Attarib, on the outskirts of Aleppo, on July 30, 2012.

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A rebel at rest in a primary school near Aleppo on July 30, 2012.

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Rebels arrest two people who they claimed were traitors, near Aleppo on July 30, 2012.

According to UN officials 200,000 people have fled Aleppo in the last two days, driven out by Syrian troops who have been bombarding the city to strike down the rebels. NBC's Richard Engel reports.