This photo released online on Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, by the website of the al Qaeda-linked Fatah al-Sham, an anti-government militant group, shows fighters from the al Qaeda-linked Fatah al-Sham Front preparing for the offensive on government positions in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo. Fierce fighting broke out around the northern Syrian city of Aleppo Friday as rebels announced a large-scale offensive to break the government's nearly two-month siege of opposition-held areas. Arabic, bottom, reads: "Holy warriors getting ready for the battle to break the siege of Aleppo." (militant photo via AP)
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