Russia blocks U.N. statement condemning Syrian attacks-diplomats
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Free Syrian Army fighters look at the Syrian opposition flag in Aleppo's Bustan al-Basha district
Free Syrian Army fighters look at the Syrian opposition flag in Aleppo's Bustan al-Basha district December 19, 2013. REUTERS/Molhem Barakat (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A member of the "Liwaa al-Sultan Mrad" brigade, operating under the Free Syrian Army aims an anti-aircraft weapon in Aleppo's Bustan al-Basha district
A member of the "Liwaa al-Sultan Mrad" brigade, operating under the Free Syrian Army, aims an anti-aircraft weapon in Aleppo's Bustan al-Basha district December 19, 2013. REUTERS/Molhem Barakat (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A member of the "Liwaa al-Sultan Mrad" brigade, operating under the Free Syrian Army, holds his weapon as he looks into the sky in Aleppo's Bustan al-Basha district
A member of the "Liwaa al-Sultan Mrad" brigade, operating under the Free Syrian Army, holds his weapon as he looks into the sky in Aleppo's Bustan al-Basha district December 19, 2013. REUTERS/Molhem Barakat (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A member of the "Liwaa al-Sultan Mrad" brigade, operating under the Free Syrian Army, holds his weapon as he sits on a chair along a street in Aleppo's Bustan al-Basha district
A member of the "Liwaa al-Sultan Mrad" brigade, operating under the Free Syrian Army, holds his weapon as he sits on a chair along a street in Aleppo's Bustan al-Basha district December 19, 2013. REUTERS/Molhem Barakat (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Suicide bombers kill over two dozen Shi'ite pilgrims in Iraq -police
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