Developments in Syria
![Free Syrian Army fighters rest in Sheikh Maksoud, Aleppo Oct. 1, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/21008FBF-D7D6-451C-9DC3-D716E34972AC_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Free Syrian Army fighters rest in Sheikh Maksoud, Aleppo Oct. 1, 2013.
![A Free Syrian Army fighter carries his weapon as he runs to avoid snipers loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo, Oct. 1, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1C592DA0-2D74-4E6E-AF15-B6A8D60C58C8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Free Syrian Army fighter carries his weapon as he runs to avoid snipers loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo, Oct. 1, 2013.
![Damaged graves are pictured at a cemetery in Duma neighborhood in Damascus, Oct. 1, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/C9802D22-03F1-4884-96D0-84EC689D5CA8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Damaged graves are pictured at a cemetery in Duma neighborhood in Damascus, Oct. 1, 2013.
![Children walk through damaged streets as they go to school in the Duma neighbourhood in Damascus, Sept. 29, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/F16C19F0-F2EF-4984-A2A9-3A9ED114C118_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Children walk through damaged streets as they go to school in the Duma neighbourhood in Damascus, Sept. 29, 2013.