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Syrian rebels seize the second largest city, Aleppo

The assault on Aleppo is the biggest challenge to the Assad regime in years.

The Syrian army says dozens of its soldiers have been killed in the rebel offensive against President Assad's forces, which has captured the second city of Aleppo. Also in the programme: humanitarian crisis in Gaza deepens with at least 90 percent of its population displaced; and anti-government protests continue in Georgia. We hear from President Salome Zourabichvili.

Presenter Julian Worricker is joined by The Guardian's senior international correspondent Julian Borger and Ulrike Franke, senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations.

(Photo: Syrian rebels launch large offensive against the Syrian government. Credit: Mohammed Al Rifai )

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