A Free Syrian Army fighter takes up position as he points his weapon in the northern town of Khan al-Assal, towards the outskirt of the town where forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad are based July 22, 2013. Syrian rebels seized the northern town of Khan al-Assal on Monday, activists said, one of the last towns in the western part of Aleppo province that was held by President Bashar al-Assad's forces. REUTERS/Hamid Khatib (SYRIA - Tags: CONFLICT)