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Civilians flee as Syrian army seizes rebel ground

Russia says the Syrian army has made a breakthrough in Aleppo in the past 24 hours and dramatically altered the situation on the ground. Syrian forces now control about 40 percent of the territory taken by opposition fighters in 2012. Thousands of civilians have been flooding out of the battle zone. Elizabeth Palmer reports.
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