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In this Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012 photo, an armored vehicle acquired from the Syrian army and flying the Syrian revolutionarily flag drives down a main street, in the northwestern city of Maraat al-Numan, Syria. After months of fierce fighting for control of the vital Aleppo-Damascus highway, rebels have succeeded in pushing the Syrian army out of the center of Maraat al-Numan located on the highway between Aleppo and Hama. (AP Photo/Mustafa Karali)

In this Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012 photo, an armored vehicle acquired from the Syrian army and flying the Syrian revolutionarily flag drives down a main street, in the northwestern city of Maraat al-Numan, Syria. After months of fierce fighting for control of the vital Aleppo-Damascus highway, rebels have succeeded in pushing the Syrian army out of the center of Maraat al-Numan located on the highway between Aleppo and Hama. (AP Photo/Mustafa Karali)