Conflict in Syria: Rebels advance, talks stall

Rebels seize an air base as international talks to end deadly conflict stall.

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Jan. 13, 2013

Men gather at a site hit by what activists said were missiles fired by a Syrian Air Force fighter jet at the souk of Azaz, north of Aleppo, Syria.

Zain Karam / Reuters

Jan. 13, 2013

A man puts out a fire at the souk of Azaz, Syria. Activists said a missile attack had been launched by a Syrian Air Force fighter jet in the area.

Muzaffar Salman / Reuters

Jan. 13, 2013

Men search for survivors under rubble after what activists said was a missile attack by a Syrian Air Force fighter jet in Azaz.

Muzaffar Salman / Reuters

Jan. 13, 2013

A man collapses in front of his shop, which was damaged by what activists said were missiles fired by a Syrian Air Force fighter jet, in Azaz.

Zain Karam / Reuters

Jan. 13, 2013

Men transport a body found under rubble after what activists said was a missile attack by a Syrian Air Force fighter jet at the souk of Azaz.

Muzaffar Salman / Reuters

Jan. 13, 2013

Men help a wounded civilian after a mortar attack in the Saif al-Dawlah neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria.

Andoni Lubaki / AP

Jan. 13, 2013

A Free Syrian Army fighter aims his weapon in the Saif al-Dawlah neighborhood of Aleppo.

Andoni Lubaki / AP

Jan. 11, 2013

Demonstrators chant slogans as they dance and wave a Syrian opposition flag during a protest against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the Bustan al-Qasr district in Aleppo.

Muzaffar Salman / Reuters

Jan. 11, 2013

A member of the Free Syrian Army flashes the victory sign during the protest.

Muzaffar Salman / Reuters

Jan. 9, 2013

Members of the Fighting Vanguard, one of several Islamist brigades that are part of Free Syrian Army, man a weapon during a siege of the Taftanaz air base, near Idlib, Syria.

Muhammad Najdet Qadour / Shaam News Network via Reuters

Jan. 9, 2013

Members of the Fighting Vanguard pray near the Taftanaz air base.

/ Shaam News Network via Reuters

Jan. 9, 2013

Iranians released by Syrian rebels arrive at a hotel in Damascus, Syria. The 48 Iranians were released in exchange for the release of more than 2,000 prisoners held by the Syrian government. The men were accompanied by the Iranian ambassador to Syria and arrived in six small buses, looking tired but in good health.

Khaled al-Hariri / Reuters

Jan. 9, 2013

Iranians released by Syrian rebels arrive at a hotel in Damascus. Rebels say that because the prisoner swap does not include any Syrian army soldiers, it proves that President Bashar al-Assad is just a puppet of the Iranian government.

Khaled al-Hariri / Reuters

Jan. 7, 2013

A rebel fighter fires toward Syrian government forces in the Bab al-Nasr district of Aleppo's Old City. Syria's domestic opposition snubbed a call to dialogue from Assad, as NATO powers challenged the leader's defiant grip on power and dispatched Patriot missile batteries to neighboring Turkey.

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Jan. 7, 2013

Free Syrian Army fighters warm themselves around a fire in the al-Amereya district of Aleppo.

Muzaffar Salman / Reuters

Jan. 7, 2013

Syrian refugee men stop water from entering their tents at a temporary refugee camp in Marj.

Hussein Malla / AP

Jan. 7, 2013

Boys look outside their tent at a temporary refugee camp in the eastern Lebanese town of Marj, near the border with Syria. Syrian refugees worked on reinforcing their tents after they were flooded and some blown away by torrential rains and high winds.

Hussein Malla / AP

Jan. 7, 2013

Dutch Patriot defense missiles leave their base in Vredepeel, the Netherlands. The missiles will be shipped to Turkey to be stationed to protect the country from possible attacks from Syria.

Evert-Jan Daniels / AFP/Getty Images

Jan. 6, 2013

A father and son return home with vegetables, as smoke from a pro-government forces artillery strike ascends in the background, in the al-Amaria neighborhood in Aleppo.

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Jan. 6, 2013

Syrians in Damascus watch Assad make a public address on state-run TV. In a rare speech, Assad denounced the opposition as “slaves” of the West and called for a national dialogue conference to be followed by a referendum on a national charter and parliamentary elections.

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Jan. 6, 2013

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency, Assad, top center, waves to supporters after speaking at the Opera House in central Damascus, the country’s capital. Assad pledged to intensify his war against the “terrorists” challenging his rule even as he proposed a package of reforms aimed at ending the bloodshed engulfing Syria.

/ Syrian Arab News Agency via AP

Jan. 6, 2013

A Free Syrian Army fighter feeds a cat some bread in the old city of Aleppo. The revolution that began in March 2011 has killed more than 60,000 people, according to a recent estimate by the United Nations.

Andoni Lubaki / AP

Jan. 6, 2013

Men make bread at a bakery in the old city of Aleppo.

Andoni Lubaki / AP

Jan. 6, 2013

A man rides his bicycle past buildings damaged by shelling in the old city of Aleppo.

Andoni Lubaki / AP

Jan. 6, 2013

Men leave the old city of Aleppo.

Andoni Lubaki / AP

Jan. 5, 2013

A dummy dressed up in army fatigues and a mask depicting Assad is erected in the Salaheddine neighborhood of Aleppo.

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Jan. 5, 2013

A man carries a tree branch to be used for heating during cold weather in Aleppo.

Muzaffar Salman / Reuters

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