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Syria uprising nears 2-year anniversary An estimated 70,000 lives have been lost in uprising that started with protests in March 2011.
March 13, 2013
A boy looks back at a building damaged by what activists say was shelling by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Raqqa province, Syria.
Hamid Khatib
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For Reuters
March 13, 2013
A boy looks inside the fallen statue of President Bashar al-Assad's father, Hafez al-Assad, in Raqqa province, Syria.
Hamid Khatib
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For Reuters
March 13, 2013
A Free Syrian Army fighter shoots at Syrian army positions in Menag, Syria. Heavy clashes were taking place between rebels and government forces in a battle for Menag Air Military Base in Aleppo province.
May Sun
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European Pressphoto Agency
March 13, 2013
Residents try to extinguish a fire after shelling by government forces, according to the Free Syrian Army, in the Jobar area of Damascus.
Mohammed Dimashkia
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For Reuters
March 12, 2013
People walk on a street in Deir Al-Zor, Syria, lined with buildings damaged by what activists said were missiles fired by a Syrian air force fighter jet.
Muhammad Younis
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Shaam News Network via Reuters
March 12, 2013
A man runs amongst rubble in Raqqa, Syria, as smoke rises from buildings damaged by what activists said were missiles fired by a Syrian air force fighter jet. The Syrian government warned Tuesday that it is ready to fight "for years" against rebels, as world powers worked on a new initiative to find regime officials suitable for peace talks with the opposition.
Hamid Khatib
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For Reuters
March 12, 2013
Residents run among rubble in Raqqa, Syria, as smoke rises from buildings damaged by what activists said were missiles fired by a Syrian air force fighter jet.
Hamid Khatib
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For Reuters
March 11, 2013
A Syrian rebel crosses a street while trying to dodge sniper fire in the Old City of Aleppo.
JM Lopez
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AFP/Getty Images
March 11, 2013
Free Syrian Army fighters talk to Syrian army soldiers (not pictured) who want to defect in Aleppo.
Maysun
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European Pressphoto Agency
March 11, 2013
A Free Syrian Army fighter prepares to shoot against Syrian army positions in the Old City of Aleppo.
Maysun
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European Pressphoto Agency
March 11, 2013
Free Syrian Army fighters prepare to shoot against Syrian army positions in the Old City of Aleppo.
Maysun
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European Pressphoto Agency
March 11, 2013
A Free Syrian Army fighter mourns at the grave of his father in a public park that has been converted into a makeshift graveyard in Deir el-Zor, Syria. The man was killed by what activists said was shelling by forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad.
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Reuters
March 10, 2013
This citizen journalism image, which was provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC and has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrians standing next to dead bodies that have been pulled from the river near the Bustan al-Qasr neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Activists said the dead bodies of at least 20 men were pulled from a river that runs between regime- and rebel-controlled parts of the northern city.
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Aleppo Media Center AMC via AP
March 9, 2013
A man runs past damaged cars to take cover from snipers loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Homs, Syria.
Yazan Homsy
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Reuters
March 8, 2013
Syrian refugees run from a gas explosion at the Syrian refugee camp Al Zaatari in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria. A fire, caused by the gas explosion, did not result in any death or injuries, but damaged some 35 tents at the camp.
Muhammad Hamed
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Reuters
March 8, 2013
Jordanian firefighters and Syrian refugees try to remove tents before they are damaged by a fire at the Al Zaatari Syrian refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq.
Muhammad Hamed
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Reuters
March 7, 2013
Men walk with their bags near damaged buildings in Deir al-Zor, Syria.
Khalil Ashawi
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Reuters
March 7, 2013
A man stands inside a damaged house in Deir al-Zor.
Khalil Ashawi
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Reuters
March 7, 2013
A member of a Free Syrian Army runs through a hole in a building in Deir al-Zor.
Khalil Ashawi
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Reuters
March 7, 2013
A member of the Free Syrian Army fires his weapon in Deir al-Zor.
Khalil Ashawi
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Reuters
March 7, 2013
A member of the Free Syrian Army runs as he fires his rifle in Deir al-Zor.
Khalil Ashawi
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Reuters
March 6, 2013
An armed member of the Al Yarmouk Martyr brigade is seen at what said to be Jamla, Syria, near Golan Heights in this image taken from video posted on a social media Web site. Syrian rebels have seized a convoy of U.N. peacekeepers near the Golan Heights and say they will hold them captive until government forces pull back from a rebel-held village. The capture was announced in rebel videos posted on the Internet and confirmed Wednesday by the United Nations.
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Reuters
March 6, 2013
Forces loyal to Assad raise their weapons as they gather in the Khan al-Assal area, near Aleppo.
George Ourfalian
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Reuters
March 5, 2013
Members of the Free Syrian Army stand in front of a damaged Armenian church in Deir al-Zor, Syria.
Khalil Ashawi
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Reuters
March 5, 2013
A member of the Free Syrian Army stands inside the Armenian church in Deir al-Zor, Syria.
Khalil Ashawi
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Reuters
March 5, 2013
A ripped picture of Assad hangs in the Syrian city of Raqqa after days of fierce fighting. Rebels battling troops loyal to the president overran Raqqa and are now in “near-total control” of the northern city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.
Mohammad al-Hussein
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AFP/Getty Images
March 5, 2013
A view shows damaged buildings in Homs.
Yazan Homsy
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Reuters
March 5, 2013
Smoke rises after shells exploded in the Syrian village of al-Jamlah, close to the cease-fire line between Israel and Syria, as seen from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. In response to the explosion in the village Tuesday, the Israeli Defense Forces said they are carefully tracking events in Syria.
Baz Ratner
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Reuters
March 4, 2013
A statue of Hafez al-Assad, the former Syrian president and father of current President Bashar al-Assad, is pulled down as people celebrate in Raqqa, Syria. Syrian opposition fighters captured the northeastern city Monday, opposition supporters and a resident said.
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Social media via Reuters
March 4, 2013
A Free Syrian Army fighter stands atop an armored personnel carrier as he chats with his comrades at the police academy in Aleppo after it was taken on Sunday.
Mahmoud Hassano
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Reuters
March 4, 2013
A rebel aims his weapon during clashes with government forces in the streets near the airport in Aleppo. On Sunday, rebels said they captured a police academy on the outskirts of Aleppo, after days of fighting in which rebels killed 150 soldiers, while sustaining heavy casualties.
Stephen J. Boitano
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AFP/Getty Images
March 4, 2013
A picture of Assad riddled with holes is seen on the facade of the police academy in Aleppo, after it was captured by Free Syrian Army fighters.
Mahmoud Hassano
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Reuters
March 3, 2013
Female members of the Popular Protection Units stand guard at a checkpoint near the northeastern city of Qamishli, Syria.
Manu Brabo
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AP
March 3, 2013
Members of the Free Syrian Army find parts of a skull in Deir al-Zor.
Khalil Ashawi
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Reuters
March 2, 2013
A Free Syrian Army fighter looks back while pointing his weapon at a police academy as smoke rises during fighting between Free Syrian Army fighters and forces loyal to Assad, on the outskirts of Aleppo.
Sarmad Al-Shamali
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Shaam News Network via Reuters
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