Transcript Syria in Ruins Apr 5, 2013 סוריה בהריסות A member of the Free Syrian Army sits on a sofa in the middle.

Syria in Ruins
Apr 5, 2013
‫סוריה בהריסות‬
A member of the Free Syrian Army sits on a sofa in the middle of a debris-strewn street
in Deir al-Zor, Syria, on April iwahsA lilahK/sretueR .2013 ,2
Damaged buildings in Jouret al-Shayah, Homs, Syria, on February .2013 ,2
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People walking down a street are pictured through a hole in a building in Deir al-Zor, on April ,4
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A Syrian opposition fighter rubs dust from his face in the Jabilleh neighborhood of the eastern city of
Deir al-Zor, during clashes with regime forces as they try to retake the area on February .2013 ,16
Zac Baillie/AFP/Getty Images
A resident inspects the damages at an ancient Souk caused by what activists said was shelling by forces loyal
to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Deir al-Zor, on March lilahK/sretueR .2013 ,9Ashawi
A woman wearing a scarf depicting the Syrian opposition flag walks in the damaged areas in Deir al-Zor,
on March A lilahK/sretueR .2013 ,3shawi
A group of Syrian Free Army activists inspect a damaged mosque at the Sheikh Yassine district area in the eastern
city of Deir al-Zor, on February iwahsA lilahK/sretueR(.2013 ,16
People walk on a street lined with buildings damaged by what activists said were missiles fired by a Syrian Air Force
fighter jet loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in Deir Al-Zor, on March maahS/sinuoY dammahuM/sretueR( .2013 ,12
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A burning tank is in Daraa, on March krowteN sweN maahS/halaS-ubA ilA/sretueR( .2013 ,9
People inspect damaged areas in Deir al-Zor, on March iwahsA lilahK/sretueR( .2013 ,3
A Syrian street vendor who sells cigarette boxes, sits in front of destroyed shops which were damaged by the shelling of the Syrian
forces, at Maarat al-Nuaman town, in Idlib province, on February kramdnal a raen spoort tnemnrevog delttab sleber nairyS .2013 ,26
12th century mosque in the northern city of Aleppo on Tuesday, while fierce clashes raged around a police academy west of the city,
activists said .(AP Photo/Hussein Malla
Vehicles burn near a crater on a road after an explosion in central Damascus, on February ,21
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from burned cars In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, injured Syrians sit on the
ground while flames and smoke rise after a huge explosion that shook Damascus, on February PA .2013 ,21
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A view of a damaged building in Houla, near Homs, on March sweN maahS/irsaM-lA arasyaM/sretueR( .2013 ,14
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A boy holds a bicycle near debris and damaged buildings in Homs, on March ysmoH nazaY/sretueR .2013 ,25
Destroyed buildings and streets filled with debris in Homs, on February 2013 ,19Reuters/Khaled Tellawi/Shaam
News Network
Damaged cars are piled up, used as cover from snipers in the Khaldiyeh area of Homs, on February .2013 ,19
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A boy takes a picture of his friend who gestures from the top of a damaged building in Deir al-Zor,
on April 4, 2013 Reuters/Khalil Ashawi
A mirror stands inside an old damaged house in Homs, on March ysmoH nezaY/sretueR .2013 ,16
Destroyed buildings along streets filled with debris in Homs, on February delahK/sretueR .2013 ,19
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A view of damaged buildings on Abu al-Hol street, Homs, on February ysmoH nezaY/sretueR .2013 ,2
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forces shelling and airstrikes, at Jabal al-Zaweya, in Idlib province,on February .2013 ,28
Across northern Syria, rebels, soldiers, and civilians are making use of the country's wealth of
ancient and medieval antiquities to protect themselves from Syria's two-year-old war. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla
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The ancient sites are built of thick stone that has already withstood centuries, and are often located in strategi
locations overlooking towns and roads. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla
3of 3 Sobhi al-Hamod, nairyS morf retlehs rof desu evac dnuorgrednu na ni ylimaf sih htiw sevil ,60
government forces in Idlib province, on February allaM niessuH/otohP PA .2013 ,28
A painting of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad riddled with bullet holes, on the facade of the police
academy in Aleppo, after it was captured by Free Syrian Army fighters, on March .2013 ,4
Reuters/Mahmoud Hassano
Firefighters attempt to extinguish a fire at a factory after what activists say was shellingby forces loyal to Syria's
President Bashar al-Assad at al-Haidariah area in Aleppo, on February amehSlA kelaM/sretueR( .2013 ,8
An excavator is used to search for casualties under the rubble at a site hit by what activists said was a Scud missile in Aleppo's Ard
al-Hamra neighborhood, on February 29 tsael ta gnillik ,ytic tseggib s'airyS ,oppelA fo stcirtsid nretsae kcurts stekcoR .2013 ,23
people and trapping a family of 10 in the ruins of their home,activists in the city said. (Reuters/Muzaffar Salman
A damaged car in rubble in Al-Ansari neighborhood after what activists said was a missile attack
by Syrian Air Forces in Aleppo, on February inaterH feraA/sretueR .2013 ,3
Inside a damaged mosque in Aleppo, on March onassaH duomhaM/sretueR .2013 ,10
A Syrian woman sits on the ruins of her house, which was destroyed in an airstrike by
government warplanes a few days earlier, killing 11 members of her family ,
in the neighborhood of Ansari, Aleppo, on February nissaY-la halludbA/otohP PA .2013 ,6
The wreckage of a helicopter, belonging to forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad,
near Menagh military airport in Aleppo, on March onassaH duomhaM/sretueR .2013 ,2
Burned and damaged buildings in the Sheikh Maksoud area of Aleppo ,
on April nailafruO egroeG/s retueR .2013 ,3
Damaged buildings, after air force shelling in the Karam Al-Tarrab neighborhood near
Aleppo International Airport,on February ilamehS lA kelaM/sretueR .2013 ,15
A Syrian rebel takes position behind a makeshift barricade during clashes with regime
forces in the Salaheddine district of Aleppo, on March .2013 ,16
JM Lopez/AFP/Getty Images
In this Tuesday March neeb sah hcihw CMA retneC aideM oppelA yb dedivorp egami msilanruoj nezitic ,2013 ,19
authenticated based on itscontents and other AP reporting,black smoke rises from buildings due to government
forces shelling, in Aleppo.AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center, AMC
Damaged buildings in the Jdeideh district of Aleppo, on February 20
.2013 ,Reuters/George Ourfalian
A Syrian man fumigates a street covered with uncollected garbage in the northern city
of Aleppo, on March segamI ytteG/PFA/ciliK tneluB( .2013 ,24
A child stands degamad a fo tnorf ni elcihev yratilim deyortsed a fo stnanmer eht no
building in Al Inzarat district of Aleppo, on February bitahK dimaH/sretue .2013 ,17