Images from Syria
![Rebel fighters of the Syrian Kurdish Popular Protection Units (YPG) talk in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo, May 9, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/A531F64A-51D7-43B9-8FD0-EEF42C57A1CE_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Rebel fighters of the Syrian Kurdish Popular Protection Units (YPG) talk in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo, May 9, 2013.
![A view shows damaged buildings and debris in the Khaldiyeh district of Homs, May 9, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/EDAAFEE9-2532-4D73-9DCF-D65CEAEFA7B4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A view shows damaged buildings and debris in the Khaldiyeh district of Homs, May 9, 2013.
![Syrian children play near a water distribution point in the Almyassar central district of Aleppo, May 8, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/D1A2FA8F-69CF-4512-A660-C1C3BC79CC25_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Syrian children play near a water distribution point in the Almyassar central district of Aleppo, May 8, 2013.
![A Free Syrian Army fighter holds his weapon in Raqqa province, east Syria, May 6, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/46F493E7-7A93-4F36-AF7A-E76BC23F60A6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Free Syrian Army fighter holds his weapon in Raqqa province, east Syria, May 6, 2013.