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A man stands next to an electricity generator set up to power a market in the town of Amuda
A man stands next to an electricity generator set up to power a market in the town of Amuda, December 7, 2013. Picture taken December 7, 2013. To match Special Report SYRIA-KURDISTAN/ REUTERS/Rodi Said (SYRIA - Tags: ENERGY POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Kurdish women fight for equality in Syria
While both Islamist rebels and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have sidelined women, in this Kurdish area, men are happy to fight alongside them
SPECIAL REPORT-Amid Syria's violence, Kurds carve out autonomy
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Swiss President Didier Burkhalter talks to the media before he leaves peace talks in Montreux
Swiss President Didier Burkhalter talks to the media before he leaves peace talks in Montreux January 22, 2014. International peace talks to address Syria's almost three-year-old civil war opened in Montreux near Geneva on Wednesday with a speech by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Swiss President Didier Burkhalter addresses a news conference before he leaves peace talks in Montreux
Swiss President Didier Burkhalter addresses a news conference before he leaves peace talks in Montreux January 22, 2014. International peace talks to address Syria's almost three-year-old civil war opened in Montreux near Geneva on Wednesday with a speech by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST)
Swiss President Didier Burkhalter addresses a news conference before he leaves peace talks in Montreux
Swiss President Didier Burkhalter addresses a news conference before he leaves peace talks in Montreux January 22, 2014. International peace talks to address Syria's almost three-year-old civil war opened in Montreux near Geneva on Wednesday with a speech by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann(SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST)
Swiss President Didier Burkhalter addresses a news conference before he leaves peace talks in Montreux
Swiss President Didier Burkhalter addresses a news conference before he leaves peace talks in Montreux January 22, 2014. International peace talks to address Syria's almost three-year-old civil war opened in Montreux near Geneva on Wednesday with a speech by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST)
EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Swiss President Didier Burkhalter talk to an unidentified participant before peace talks in Montreux
EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton (L), U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (2nd L) and Swiss President Didier Burkhalter (2nd R) talk to an unidentified participant before peace talks in Montreux January 22, 2014. International peace talks to address Syria's almost three-year-old civil war opened in Montreux near Geneva on Wednesday with a speech by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/Pool (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry are welcomed by Swiss President Didier Burkhalter before peace talks in Montreux
EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton (L-R) and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry are welcomed by Swiss President Didier Burkhalter before peace talks in Montreux January 22, 2014. International peace talks to address Syria's almost three-year-old civil war opened in Montreux near Geneva on Wednesday with a speech by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST)