File photo of photographer Nicals Hammarstrom
Photographer Nicals Hammarstrom is seen in this March 23, 2013 file photo in an unknown location. Sweden's Foreign Ministry confirmed January 8, 2014 that Hammarstrom and writer Magnus Falkehed, who were abducted in Syria in November 2013, have been released. REUTERS/Leif R Jansson/TT News Agency (SWEDEN - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW MEDIA) ATTENTION EDITORS - NO COMMERCIAL SALES THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN
Reported Christian "martyr" deaths double in 2013 - report
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Men talk along a damaged street in the besieged area of Homs
Men talk along a damaged street in the besieged area of Homs January 7, 2014. Picture taken January 7, 2014. REUTERS/Yazan Homsy (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MILITARY)
A view of damaged shops at the historical souk in Homs
A view of damaged shops at the historical souk in Homs January 7, 2014. Picture taken January 7, 2014. REUTERS/Yazan Homsy (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT SOCIETY)
A view of damaged shops at the historical souk of Homs
A view of damaged shops at the historical souk of Homs January 7, 2014. Picture taken January 7, 2014. REUTERS/Yazan Homsy (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT SOCIETY)
A lantern hangs near damaged shops at the historical souk of Homs
A lantern hangs near damaged shops at the historical souk of Homs January 7, 2014. Picture taken January 7, 2014. REUTERS/Yazan Homsy (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT SOCIETY)
A man rides a bicycle inside the damaged historical souk of Homs
A man rides a bicycle inside the damaged historical souk of Homs January 7, 2014. Picture taken January 7, 2014. REUTERS/Yazan Homsy (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A Free Syrian Army fighter carries his weapon as he stands in front of graffiti in Aleppo
A Free Syrian Army fighter carries his weapon as he stands in front of graffiti that reads "Daesh (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ) down" at Masaken Hanano neighborhood in Aleppo January 7, 2014. Five days of heavy rebel infighting has shaken the ISIL, which lost its main base in the northern city of Aleppo to rival rebels on Wednesday, according to a monitoring group. Picture taken January 7, 2014. REUTERS/Jalal Alhalabi (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MILITARY)
Free Syrian Army fighters man checkpoints in Aleppo
Free Syrian Army fighters man checkpoints to prevent members of the al Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from entering Masaken Hanano neighborhood in Aleppo January 7, 2014. Five days of heavy rebel infighting has shaken the ISIL, which lost its main base in the northern city of Aleppo to rival rebels on Wednesday, according to a monitoring group. Picture taken January 7, 2014. REUTERS/Jalal Alhalabi (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MILITARY)