Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, speaks to the media in Damascus
Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), speaks to the media at the Syrian Health Ministry in Damascus January 12, 2014. Maurer arrived in Syria on Friday to assess the humanitarian situation and negotiate for greater field access for the ICRC, according to a statement released by the Red Cross. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH CONFLICT)
Syria's Health Minister al-Nayef shakes hands with Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, in Damascus
Syria's Health Minister Sa'ad Abdelsalam al-Nayef (L) shakes hands with Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), before a meeting in Damascus January 12, 2014. Maurer arrived in Syria on Friday to assess the humanitarian situation and negotiate for greater field access for the ICRC, according to a statement released by the Red Cross. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH CONFLICT)
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UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos leaves a hotel in Damascus
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos is seen in a car as she leaves a hotel in Damascus January 12, 2014. Amos is on one of her regular visits to the country to supervise the response plan to the humanitarian crisis caused by the ongoing conflict between government forces and armed rebels. More than 100,000 people have died in the unrest in Syria. Around 2.4 million have fled Syria and fighting has displaced more than 4 million others inside the country. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST)
UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos leaves a hotel in Damascus
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos is seen in a car as she leaves a hotel in Damascus January 12, 2014. Amos is on one of her regular visits to the country to supervise the response plan to the humanitarian crisis caused by the ongoing conflict between government forces and armed rebels. More than 100,000 people have died in the unrest in Syria. Around 2.4 million have fled Syria and fighting has displaced more than 4 million others inside the country. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST)
UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos leaves a hotel in Damascus
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos leaves a hotel in Damascus January 12, 2014. Amos is on one of her regular visits to the country to supervise the response plan to the humanitarian crisis caused by the ongoing conflict between government forces and armed rebels. More than 100,000 people have died in the unrest in Syria. Around 2.4 million have fled Syria and fighting has displaced more than 4 million others inside the country. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST)
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Free Syrian Army fighters prepare mortar shells in Idlib
Free Syrian Army fighters prepare mortar shells before launching them towards forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad that are camped in the Valley of Al-Dayf and Al-hamdeh, in Idlib, Syria, January 11, 2014. REUTERS/Fadi Mashan