Images from Syria
![Syrian army soldiers loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad hold their weapons as they stand near a tank in al-Maamel area in Aleppo's countryside, March 25, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/81326F71-9F97-434A-8FB7-E09102EB1509_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Syrian army soldiers loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad hold their weapons as they stand near a tank in al-Maamel area in Aleppo's countryside, March 25, 2014.
![A convoy carries the coffin of the commander of the pro-government National Defense Forces, Hilal Assad, during his funeral in Latakia province, March 24, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/108B6896-5838-4EE5-AF03-8A0C26C5A0CE_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A convoy carries the coffin of the commander of the pro-government National Defense Forces, Hilal Assad, during his funeral in Latakia province, March 24, 2014.
![Syrian soldiers carry the coffin of the commander of the pro-government National Defense Forces, Hilal Assad, during his funeral at a hospital in Latakia province, March 24, 2014. (SANA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/AF462FAD-7E08-4BCE-8E37-E7F1CD552328_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Syrian soldiers carry the coffin of the commander of the pro-government National Defense Forces, Hilal Assad, during his funeral at a hospital in Latakia province, March 24, 2014. (SANA)
![Smoke rises after what activists said was an airstrike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Blleramoon district at the northern entrance to the city of Aleppo, March 23, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4591034D-59F3-4090-9B85-7A4CD220FE3B_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Smoke rises after what activists said was an airstrike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Blleramoon district at the northern entrance to the city of Aleppo, March 23, 2014.