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Children carry empty casseroles as they walk in search for food in eastern Ghouta near Damascus
Children carry empty casseroles as they walk in search for food in eastern Ghouta near Damascus January 6, 2014. Food and fuel supplies have gone short in this part of the capital city which has been under siege by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, according to activists. Picture taken January 6, 2014. REUTERS/Ammar Al-Erbeeni (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A man searches for belongings amid rubble of his damaged house in Damascus suburbs of Arbeen
A man searches for belongings amid rubble of his damaged house in Damascus suburbs of Arbeen, January 6, 2014. Picture taken January 6, 2014. REUTERS/Ammar Al-Erbeeni (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A boy drags along a tree branch, to be used for heating, while walking along a street in eastern Ghouta near Damascus
A boy drags along a tree branch, to be used for heating, while walking along a street in eastern Ghouta near Damascus January 6, 2014. Food and fuel supplies have gone short in this part of the capital city which has been under siege by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, according to activists. Picture taken January 6, 2014. REUTERS/Ammar Al-Erbeeni (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A man rides his bicycle with his child while carrying an empty container in eastern Ghouta near Damascus
A man rides his bicycle with his child while carrying an empty container in eastern Ghouta near Damascus January 6, 2014. Food and fuel supplies have gone short in this part of the capital city which has been under siege by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, according to activists. Picture taken January 6, 2014. REUTERS/Ammar Al-Erbeeni (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Children carry empty buckets and casseroles as they walk in search for food in eastern Ghouta near Damascus
Children carry empty buckets and casseroles as they walk in search for food in eastern Ghouta near Damascus January 6, 2014. Food and fuel supplies have gone short in this part of the capital city which has been under siege by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, according to activists. Picture taken January 6, 2014. REUTERS/Ammar Al-Erbeeni (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A man carries a baby who survived an airstrike in Syria
A man carries a baby who survived what activists say was an airstrike by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the Duma neighbourhood of Damascus January 7, 2014.