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Umayyad mosque burned in Syria's Aleppo

Beirut, Oct 19: Syrian President Bashar Assad on Monday ordered immediate repairs to a historic mosque in the city of Aleppo after fierce fighting between rebels and regime forces set parts of the compound on





The government today said it pushed back the rebels from the mosque after the weekend fighting, though activists are giving conflicting reports on who controls it.

The mosque is the latest victim of the violence plaguing Syria.

On September 29, a fire caused by the fighting swept through Aleppo's covered market, burning more than 500 shops in the narrow, vaulted passageways.

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