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A View of Syria, Under Government Crackdown
VOA Middle East correspondent Elizabeth Arrott visited Damascus in January. She took these images while traveling through the city with government escorts.
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Hunkering down: a poster of Syria's president at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Damascus, Jan. 14 2012. (E. Arrott/VOA)
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The markets of Old Damascus remain busy, despite the unrest close by, Jan. 18, 2012. (E. Arrott/VOA)
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Anti-riot police in central Damascus, Jan. 16, 2012. (E. Arrott/VOA)
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Checkpoint at Damascus' edge; the capital is ringed by restive towns. Jan. 14, 2012. (E. Arrott/VOA)