REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT OF THIS VIDEO, WHICH HAS BEEN OBTAINED FROM A SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE<br/> <br />Rebel fighters attack a military tank in the Syrian city of Aleppo.<br/> <br />Amateur video, which could not be independently verified by Reuters, said the assault took place on Monday (September 24) as rebels battled government forces.<br/> <br />Aleppo has seen fierce fighting in Syria's escalating civil war.<br/> <br />Warplanes and thousands of soldiers have poured into the city, as the government tries to stop it falling into rebel hands.<br/> <br />More amateur video purported to be filmed on Monday shows rebels sheltering amid heavy gunfire.<br/> <br />For 18 months they have been battling military forces across Syria, trying to bring down the government of President Bashar al-Assad.<br/> <br />With no end in sight, estimates suggest over 27,000 people have lost their lives.
