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A Free Syrian Army fighter carries his weapon as he stands in front of graffiti that reads "Daesh (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ) down" at Masaken Hanano neighborhood in Aleppo January 7, 2014. Five days of heavy rebel infighting has shaken the ISIL, which lost its main base in the northern city of Aleppo to rival rebels on Wednesday, according to a monitoring group. Picture taken January 7, 2014. REUTERS/Jalal Alhalabi (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MILITARY) - RTX1767F — A Free Syrian Army fighter carries his weapon as he stands in front of a graffito that reads "Daesh (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) down," at Masaken Hanano neighborhood in Aleppo, Jan. 7, 2014. — REUTERS/Jalal Alhalabi

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