Assad replaces fugitive PM, hits rebels in key area

President Bashar Assad named a new prime minister Thursday to replace Syria's most senior government defector as his forces appeared to deal setbacks to the rebels in a strategic district of Aleppo.President Bashar Assad named a new prime minister Thursday to replace Syria’s most senior government defector as his forces appeared to deal setbacks to the rebels in a strategic district of Aleppo.



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