People stand on rubble at a site damaged by what activists said was shelling by forces loyal to Syrian President Assad in Raqqa
People stand on rubble at a site damaged by what activists said was shelling by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Raqqa province, eastern Syria June 25, 2014. REUTERS/Nour Fourat (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
People stand near a car destroyed by what activists said was shelling by forces loyal to Syrian President Assad in Raqqa
People stand near a car destroyed by what activists said was shelling by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Raqqa province, eastern Syria June 25, 2014. REUTERS/Nour Fourat (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
People stand at a site damaged by what activists said was shelling by forces loyal to Syrian President Assad in Raqqa
People stand at a site damaged by what activists said was shelling by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Raqqa province, eastern Syria June 25, 2014. REUTERS/Nour Fourat (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A boy stands near a crater after what activists said was shelling by forces loyal to Syrian President Assad in Raqqa
A boy stands near a crater after what activists said was shelling by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Raqqa province, eastern Syria June 25, 2014. REUTERS/Nour Fourat (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
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