PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES<br/> <br />REUTERS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT OF THIS VIDEO WHICH HAS BEEN OBTAINED FROM SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITES<br/> <br />Amateur footage appears to show an exchange of gunfire in Syria.<br/> <br />The video, which cannot be independently verified by Reuters, is said to have been shot in Aleppo, where government troops have battled rebel forces.<br/> <br />The bodies of men claimed to be from the Syrian army lay on the ground surrounded by debris. Nearby sit two tanks.<br/> <br />The footage also shows rebels carrying ammunition and weapons said to be from a city checkpoint.<br/> <br />Opposition activists say government troops are intent on gaining control of Aleppo by driving out rebel fighters.<br/> <br />Rebels say they remain in control of large areas in the city, as Syria's 16-month-old revolt continues.<br/> <br />It comes after the army regained its grip on the capital Damascus.<br/> <br />Sarah Charlton, Reuters.
