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Syria in RuinsApr 5, 2013

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A member of the Free Syrian Army sits on a sofa in the middle of a debris-strewn street in Deir al-Zor, Syria, on April 2, 2013. Reuters/Khalil Ashawi

Damaged buildings in Jouret al-Shayah, Homs, Syria, on February 2, 2013. (Reuters/Yazen Homsy

People walking down a street are pictured through a hole in a building in Deir al-Zor, on April 4, 2013. Reuters/Khalil Ashawi

A Syrian opposition fighter rubs dust from his face in the Jabilleh neighborhood of the eastern city of Deir al-Zor, during clashes with regime forces as they try to retake the area on February 16, 2013.

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A resident inspects the damages at an ancient Souk caused by what activists said was shelling by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Deir al-Zor, on March 9, 2013. Reuters/Khalil Ashawi

A woman wearing a scarf depicting the Syrian opposition flag walks in the damaged areas in Deir al-Zor, on March 3, 2013. Reuters/Khalil Ashawi

A group of Syrian Free Army activists inspect a damaged mosque at the Sheikh Yassine district area in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor, on February 16, 2013.(Reuters/Khalil Ashawi

People walk on a street lined with buildings damaged by what activists said were missiles fired by a Syrian Air Force fighter jet loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in Deir Al-Zor, on March 12, 2013. (Reuters/Muhammad Younis/Shaam

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A burning tank is in Daraa, on March 9, 2013. (Reuters/Ali Abu-Salah/Shaam News Network

People inspect damaged areas in Deir al-Zor, on March 3, 2013. (Reuters/Khalil Ashawi

A Syrian street vendor who sells cigarette boxes, sits in front of destroyed shops which were damaged by the shelling of the Syrian forces, at Maarat al-Nuaman town, in Idlib province, on February 26, 2013. Syrian rebels battled government troops near a landmark 12th century mosque in the northern city of Aleppo on Tuesday, while fierce clashes raged around a police academy west of the city, activists said. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla

Vehicles burn near a crater on a road after an explosion in central Damascus, on February 21, 2013. Syrian state media blamed what it said was a suicide bombing on "terrorists" battling President Bashar al-Assad. Reuters/SANA

from burned cars In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, injured Syrians sit on the ground while flames and smoke rise after a huge explosion that shook Damascus, on February 21, 2013. AP

Photo/SANA

A view of a damaged building in Houla, near Homs, on March 14, 2013. (Reuters/Maysara Al-Masri/Shaam News Network

A boy holds a bicycle near debris and damaged buildings in Homs, on March 25, 2013. Reuters/Yazan Homsy

Destroyed buildings and streets filled with debris in Homs, on February 19, 2013Reuters/Khaled Tellawi/Shaam News Network

Damaged cars are piled up, used as cover from snipers in the Khaldiyeh area of Homs, on February 19, 2013. (Reuters/ Yazan Homsy

A boy takes a picture of his friend who gestures from the top of a damaged building in Deir al-Zor, on April 4, 2013 Reuters/Khalil Ashawi

A mirror stands inside an old damaged house in Homs, on March 16, 2013 . Reuters/Yazen Homsy

Destroyed buildings along streets filled with debris in Homs, on February 19, 2013. Reuters/Khaled Tellawi/Shaam News Network

A view of damaged buildings on Abu al-Hol street, Homs, on February 2, 2013. Reuters/Yazen Homsy

1 of 3)Nihal, 9, in the entrance of an underground Roman tomb used as shelter from Syrian government forces shelling and airstrikes, at Jabal al-Zaweya, in Idlib province,on February 28, 2013. Across northern Syria, rebels, soldiers, and civilians are making use of the country's wealth of ancient and medieval antiquities to protect themselves from Syria's two-year-old war. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla

(2 of 3) Sami (center) speaks with his children in an underground Roman tomb which he uses with his family as shelter from Syrian government forces, at Jabal al-Zaweya, in Idlib province, on February 28, 2013.

The ancient sites are built of thick stone that has already withstood centuries, and are often located in strategi locations overlooking towns and roads. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla

3 of 3 Sobhi al-Hamod, 60, lives with his family in an underground cave used for shelter from Syrian government forces in Idlib province, on February 28, 2013. AP Photo/Hussein Malla

A painting of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad riddled with bullet holes, on the facade of the police academy in Aleppo, after it was captured by Free Syrian Army fighters, on March 4, 2013.

Reuters/Mahmoud Hassano

Firefighters attempt to extinguish a fire at a factory after what activists say was shellingby forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad at al-Haidariah area in Aleppo, on February 8, 2013. (Reuters/Malek AlShema

An excavator is used to search for casualties under the rubble at a site hit by what activists said was a Scud missile in Aleppo's Ard al-Hamra neighborhood, on February 23, 2013. Rockets struck eastern districts of Aleppo, Syria's biggest city, killing at least 29

people and trapping a family of 10 in the ruins of their home,activists in the city said. (Reuters/Muzaffar Salman

A damaged car in rubble in Al-Ansari neighborhood after what activists said was a missile attack by Syrian Air Forces in Aleppo, on February 3, 2013. Reuters/Aaref Hretani

Inside a damaged mosque in Aleppo, on March 10, 2013. Reuters/Mahmoud Hassano

A Syrian woman sits on the ruins of her house, which was destroyed in an airstrike by government warplanes a few days earlier, killing 11 members of her family, in the neighborhood of Ansari, Aleppo, on February 6, 2013. AP Photo/Abdullah al-Yassin

The wreckage of a helicopter, belonging to forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, near Menagh military airport in Aleppo, on March 2, 2013. Reuters/Mahmoud Hassano

Burned and damaged buildings in the Sheikh Maksoud area of Aleppo, on April 3, 2013. Reuters/George Ourfalian

Damaged buildings, after air force shelling in the Karam Al-Tarrab neighborhood near Aleppo International Airport,on February 15, 2013. Reuters/Malek Al Shemali

A Syrian rebel takes position behind a makeshift barricade during clashes with regime forces in the Salaheddine district of Aleppo, on March 16, 2013.

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In this Tuesday March 19, 2013, citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been authenticated based on itscontents and other AP reporting,black smoke rises from buildings due to government

forces shelling, in Aleppo.AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center, AMC

Damaged buildings in the Jdeideh district of Aleppo, on February 20, 2013. Reuters/George Ourfalian

A Syrian man fumigates a street covered with uncollected garbage in the northern city of Aleppo, on March 24, 2013. (Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images

A child stands on the remnants of a destroyed military vehicle in front of a damaged building in Al Inzarat district of Aleppo, on February 17, 2013. euters/Hamid Khatib