(CBS/AP) BEIRUT – Syrian troops launched a broad ground assault Wednesday on rebel-held areas of the besieged city of Aleppo and activists reported clashes as opposition forces fought back in a battle that has raged for more than two weeks. The official SANA news agency claimed regime forces have fully regained control on Salaheddine the main rebel stronghold in the northern city. It said the military inflicted heavy losses upon “armed terrorist groups,” the government’s catchall term for its opponents. But Abdel Qader Saleh, commander of the Free Syrian Army unit fighting in Salaheddine, known as the al-Tawheed brigade, denied to CBS News’ Khaled Wassef reports of the rebels’ withdrawal from the area. Also, Rami Abdul-Rahman, the director of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said regime troops met resistance in the offensive. Special Section: The Arab SpringSyrian refugee: Let Assad suffer, not dieIran: We’re in “axis of resistance” with Syria President Bashar Assad’s regime has suffered a series of setbacks over the past month that point to mounting chaos in the country after a 17-month-uprising that has morphed into civil war. Four senior security officials were assassinated in Damascus, there have been a string of high-level defections including the prime minister this week, and government forces have struggled to put down rebel challenges in Damascus and Aleppo. The regime has far more powerful weapons than the rebels and still has a firm grip on much of the country.
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