Images from Syria
![A civil defense worker puts out a fire after what activists said were explosive barrels thrown by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, al-Inzarat district, Aleppo, Feb. 18, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/112206EA-FF69-4452-A189-57C16330A6E9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A civil defense worker puts out a fire after what activists said were explosive barrels thrown by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, al-Inzarat district, Aleppo, Feb. 18, 2014.
![Children run across a street to avoid snipers in Deir al-Zor, eastern Syria Feb. 16, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/286B23AA-2907-46E9-A5E3-3359550451B6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Children run across a street to avoid snipers in Deir al-Zor, eastern Syria Feb. 16, 2014.
![A Free Syrian Army fighter runs for cover from forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo, Feb. 16, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/6C85D13D-9559-4FE3-B6E7-B662C6ACA36F_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Free Syrian Army fighter runs for cover from forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo, Feb. 16, 2014.
![A Free Syrian Army fighter rests with his weapon in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo, Feb. 16, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/11166CF0-E8C8-4DCD-B033-CBE0DD96E7B9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Free Syrian Army fighter rests with his weapon in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo, Feb. 16, 2014.