Syria's military has acknowledged that parts of Aleppo have fallen to Islamist rebels and that it's sustained dozens of casualties. It said it was withdrawing from parts of Syria's second city in order to regroup ahead of the arrival of reinforcements. Thousands of civilians cars have been leaving.

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(Photo: Rebels drive on the international M5 highway, a route into Aleppo, Syria. Credit: Getty Images)