Images from Syria
![A Free Syrian Army fighter watches after setting tires and other objects on fire to provide cover from snipers loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, in Aleppo's Salaheddine district, Sept. 25, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7743D0FF-87AF-41FE-BA8C-A2C7622BABB2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Free Syrian Army fighter watches after setting tires and other objects on fire to provide cover from snipers loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, in Aleppo's Salaheddine district, Sept. 25, 2013.
![Free Syrian Army fighters prepare to fire a homemade rocket in Ashrafieh, Aleppo, Sept. 25, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1A454DFD-B7A3-4EBF-9902-79DB808054DD_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Free Syrian Army fighters prepare to fire a homemade rocket in Ashrafieh, Aleppo, Sept. 25, 2013.
![This image taken from video from the Sham News Network shows Syrian opposition fighters firing at government forces near Daraa, Sept. 25, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4C1BF0F0-DBCC-480E-BDDA-26C075D6AE46_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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This image taken from video from the Sham News Network shows Syrian opposition fighters firing at government forces near Daraa, Sept. 25, 2013.
![According to the EIA (Environmental Investigation Agency), the Selous Reserve, a "protected World Heritage" game reserve, covering 50,000 square kilometers, has suffered a blow to its elephant population because of ivory poaching. The population has dropped from 38,975 animals to roughly 13,000 in just four years. Seen in this photo is a herd of elephants in the Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania. (Creative Commons)](https://gdb.voanews.com/419DFEAB-DED9-483D-9A4B-D8E4593FF66A_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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According to the EIA (Environmental Investigation Agency), the Selous Reserve, a "protected World Heritage" game reserve, covering 50,000 square kilometers, has suffered a blow to its elephant population because of ivory poaching. The population has dropped from 38,975 animals to roughly 13,000 in just four years. Seen in this photo is a herd of elephants in the Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania. (Creative Commons)