An injured man is transported to a field hospital after what activists said were airstrikes by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, in the Duma neighbourhood of Damascus
An injured man is transported to a field hospital after what activists said were airstrikes by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, in the Duma neighbourhood of Damascus September 9, 2014. A delegation of Syrian Arab Red Crescent visited Duma on Tuesday just after the airstrikes, carrying medical aid for the city. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
UN envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura arrives at a hotel in Damascus
United Nations Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura (R) arrives at a hotel in Damascus September 9, 2014. Seen at left is Syria's Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al-Miqdad. Mistura is visiting Damascus to try to kick-start peace talks that have twice foundered under the United Nations. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST)
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Badran, a 14-year-old Syrian, uses a walkie-talkie at an observation post in Jabal al-Zawiya
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