Baher and al-Deebo work with others at an observation post in Maaret al-Naaman in the Idlib countryside
Abu Baher (C) and Jamal al-Deebo (R) work with others at an observation post to locate the positions of forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and monitor their movements in Maaret al-Naaman, in the Idlib countryside September 7, 2014. Baher and al-Deebo quit their jobs as construction workers and became observers to help rebel fighters on the frontlines and alert civilians from shellings and airstrikes. Picture taken September 7, 2014. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Baher and al-Deebo work at an observation post to locate the positions of forces loyal to Syria's President Assad in Maaret al-Naaman
Abu Baher (R) and Jamal al-Deebo work at an observation post to locate the positions of forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and monitor their movements in Maaret al-Naaman, in Idlib countryside September 7, 2014. Baher and al-Deebo quit their jobs as construction workers and became observers to help rebel fighters on the frontlines and alert civilians from shellings and airstrikes. Picture taken September 7, 2014. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
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Rebel fighters man a checkpoint in the East Al-Ansari neighborhood of Aleppo
Rebel fighters man a checkpoint in the East Al-Ansari neighborhood of Aleppo September 7, 2014. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Residents buy bread from a roadside bakery in the East Al-Ansari neighborhood of Aleppo
Residents buy bread from a roadside bakery in the East Al-Ansari neighborhood of Aleppo September 7, 2014. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY)