Brahimi sets deadline for naming Syrian delegations to peace talks
SYRIA-CRISIS/TALKS:Brahimi sets deadline for naming Syrian delegations to peace talks
Syrian refugees transport their new caravan after heavy rain at the Al Zaatari refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq
Syrian refugees transport their new caravan after heavy rain at the Al Zaatari refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria, December 12, 2013. Weather conditions in the Al Zaatari refugee camp north of Jordan worsened as the country faced winter storms on Thursday. Many tents were flooded and several others were damaged by strong winds and the heavy rains in the camp which is home to 120,000 Syrians who have fled the conflict in their home country. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed (JORDAN - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)
Syrian opposition seeks Islamists' protection against al Qaeda
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A Syrian refugee walks with pails to collect water after heavy rain at Al Zaatari refugee camp in Mafraq
A Syrian refugee walks with pails to collect water after heavy rain at Al Zaatari refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near its border with Syria December 12, 2013. Weather conditions in the Al Zaatari refugee camp north of Jordan worsened as the country faced winter storms on Thursday. Many tents were flooded and several others were damaged by strong winds and the heavy rains in the camp which is home to 120,000 Syrians who have fled the conflict in their home country. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed (JORDAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT SOCIETY IMMIGRATION ENVIRONMENT)
A Free Syrian Army fighter holds a stone as he is seen on a damaged building in old Aleppo
A Free Syrian Army fighter holds a stone as he stands atop a damaged building in old Aleppo December 12, 2013. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hebbo (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A boy walks on debris with the aid of crutches in old Aleppo
A boy walks on debris with the aid of crutches in old Aleppo December 12, 2013. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hebbo (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A Free Syrian Army mans an anti-aircraft weapon on the back of a truck in old Aleppo
A Free Syrian Army mans an anti-aircraft weapon on the back of a truck in old Aleppo December 12, 2013. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hebbo (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A Free Syrian Army fighter and a boy stand on debris of damaged buildings in old Aleppo
A Free Syrian Army fighter and a boy stand on debris of damaged buildings in old Aleppo December 12, 2013. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hebbo (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Putin says Russia's power is moral as well as military
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Islamists kill 15 Alawite and Druze civilians in Syria -activists
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