Free Syrian Army fighters stand inside a room as the commander of the group looks through a hole in Deir al-Zor, eastern Syria
Free Syrian Army fighters stand inside a room as the commander of the group looks through a hole in Deir al-Zor, eastern Syria December 9, 2013. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MILITARY)
Free Syrian Army fighters warm themselves around a heater along a street in Deir al-Zor, eastern Syria
Free Syrian Army fighters warm themselves around a heater along a street in Deir al-Zor, eastern Syria December 9, 2013. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MILITARY)
Free Syrian Army fighters sit around a heater inside a room in Deir al-Zor, eastern Syria
Free Syrian Army fighters sit around a heater inside a room in Deir al-Zor, eastern Syria December 9, 2013. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MILITARY)
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Men ride bicycles past damaged buildings along a street in the Duma neighbourhood of Damascus
Men ride bicycles past damaged buildings along a street in the Duma neighbourhood of Damascus, December 9, 2013. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Men walk past damaged buildings along a street in the Duma neighbourhood of Damascus
Men walk past damaged buildings along a street in the Duma neighbourhood of Damascus, December 9, 2013. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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Abu Nazeer, a 24-year-old Free Syrian Army fighter, inspects his damaged appartment in the Duma neighbourhood of Damascus
Abu Nazeer, a 24-year-old Free Syrian Army fighter, inspects his damaged apartment in the Duma neighbourhood of Damascus, December 9, 2013. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Abu Nazeer, a 24-year-old Free Syrian Army fighter, stands in his damaged appartment in the Duma neighbourhood of Damascus
Abu Nazeer, a 24-year-old Free Syrian Army fighter, stands in his damaged appartment in the Duma neighbourhood of Damascus, December 9, 2013. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Abu Nazeer, a 24-year-old Free Syrian Army fighter, inspects his damaged appartment in the Duma neighbourhood of Damascus
Abu Nazeer, a 24-year-old Free Syrian Army fighter, inspects his damaged appartment in the Duma neighbourhood of Damascus December 9, 2013. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)