A mortar shell, fired by rebel fighters, explodes prematurely in the coastal city of Latakia
A mortar shell, fired by rebel fighters, explodes prematurely in the coastal city of Latakia June 8, 2014. Picture taken June 8, 2014. REUTERS/Alaa Khweled (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Rebel fighters prepare a mortar to be fired towards forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the coastal city of Latakia
Rebel fighters prepare a mortar to be fired towards forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the coastal city of Latakia June 8, 2014. Picture taken June 8, 2014. REUTERS/Alaa Khweled (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
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Rebel fighters travel on a vehicle in the Mleha suburb of Damascus
Rebel fighters travel on a vehicle in the Mleha suburb of Damascus June 7, 2014. Picture taken June 7, 2014. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A rebel fighter carries his weapon inside a building on the frontline of the Mleha suburb of Damascus
A rebel fighter carries his weapon inside a building on the frontline of the Mleha suburb of Damascus June 7, 2014. Picture taken June 7, 2014. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
A rebel fighter carries his weapon on the frontline of the Mleha suburb of Damascus
A rebel fighter carries his weapon on the frontline of the Mleha suburb of Damascus June 7, 2014. Picture taken June 7, 2014. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Rebel fighters carry weapons as they walk on frontline of Mleha suburb of Damascus
Rebel fighters carry their weapons as they walk on the frontline of the Mleha suburb of Damascus June 7, 2014. Picture taken June 7, 2014. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A man who is responsible for identifying dead bodies stands outside of a building that house the temporary morgue in Aleppo
A man who is responsible for identifying dead bodies stands outside of a building that house the temporary morgue in Aleppo June 8, 2014. Free Syrian Army members created the place where bodies are identified in Aleppo, activists said. If no one claims the bodies, they are then photographed and kept in an archive, before they are buried. The text on the wall reads in Arabic: "Board of medical care legitimacy, Examination and autopsy hall". REUTERS/Nour Kelze (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Dead bodies lie in a temporary morgue next to a man who is responsible for identifying them in Aleppo
Dead bodies lie in a temporary morgue next to a man who is responsible for identifying them in Aleppo June 8, 2014. Free Syrian Army members created the place where bodies are identified in Aleppo, activists said. If no one claims the bodies, they are then photographed and kept in an archive, before they are buried. REUTERS/Nour Kelze (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)