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An image grab taken from a video uploaded on YouTube shows Syrian anti-regime protesters destroying a statue of former president Hafez al-Assad after rebels overran the northern city of Raqqa on March 4, 2013. Syrian rebels battling troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad overran Raqqa after days of fierce fighting, and were now in "near-total control" of the northern city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. AFP PHOTO/YOUTUBE == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / YOUTUBE" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - AFP IS USING PICTURES FROM ALTERNATIVE SOURCES AS IT WAS NOT AUTHORISED TO COVER THIS EVENT, THEREFORE IT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DIGITAL ALTERATIONS TO THE PICTURE'S EDITORIAL CONTENT, DATE AND LOCATION WHICH CANNOT BE INDEPENDENTLY VERIFIED ==