As large parts of the world focused on the second week of the London 2012 Olympics, government troops in Syria were preparing to step up their assault on the country's largest city, Aleppo. Civilians as well as armed rebels have consistently been targeted in the fighting, and at least 10 000 people are estimated to have died since the start of the conflict 17 months ago. An all-out attack on Aleppo will no doubt swell this number.A new report by Amnesty International documents the human rights abuses already occurring in the city.
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