A man picks though garbage in Duma
A man picks though garbage in Duma in Damascus January 4, 2014. REUTERS/William Ismail (SYRIA - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
A boy chops wood in Duma, Damascus
A boy chops wood in Duma, Damascus January 4, 2014. REUTERS/William Ismail (SYRIA - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A man sells traditional Kibbeh in Duma, Damascus
A man sells traditional Kibbeh in Duma, Damascus January 4, 2014. REUTERS/William Ismail (SYRIA - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
An injured man walks with a crutch through a damaged street in Duma, Damascus
An injured man walks with a crutch through a damaged street in Duma, Damascus January 4, 2014. REUTERS/William Ismail (SYRIA - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A man sells sheets of apricot-flavoured sweets in Duma, Damascus
A man sells sheets of apricot-flavoured sweets in Duma, Damascus January 4, 2014. REUTERS/William Ismail (SYRIA - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT FOOD)
Men drink tea at a cart in Duma, Damascu
Men drink tea at a cart in Duma, Damascus January 4, 2014. REUTERS/William Ismail (SYRIA - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Influential Syrian opposition bloc says will shun peace talks
SYRIA-CRISIS/OPPOSITION (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-Influential Syrian opposition bloc says will shun peace talks
Syrian rebels launch fierce offensive against al Qaeda fighters
Activists say dozens are killed as Syrian rebel factions clash with fighters from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) across north-west Syria
Palestinians shout slogans during a solidarity protest in support of Palestinian refugees under siege in Syria in Ramallah
Palestinians shout slogans during a solidarity protest in support of Palestinian refugees under siege in Syria, in the West Bank city of Ramallah January 4, 2014. REUTERS/Abed Omar Qusini (WEST BANK - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)