Syrian government troops are greeted as heroes at a rally in support of president Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo.<br/> <br />The demonstration was aired Tuesday on Syrian state TV.<br/> <br />The show of support takes place as a 17 month-long popular uprising against Assad and his regime continues.<br/> <br />More than 250 people, including 171 civilians, were killed across the country on Tuesday, as clashes between government forces and rebel fighters showed no sign of letting up.<br/> <br />Syrian state TV also broadcast images of a weapons haul which was said to be seized from rebels in Mouadamiya, one of the first districts to join the uprising.
