1. Syria in Ruins
Apr 5, 2013

2. 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 , .
Reuters/Khalil Ashawi

3. Damaged buildings in Jouret al-Shayah, Homs, Syria, on February
(Reuters/Yazen Homsy

4. People walking down a street are pictured through a hole in a building in Deir al-Zor, on April ,
.
Reuters/Khalil Ashawi

5. 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
Zac Baillie/AFP/Getty Images

6. 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 , .
Reuters/Khalil Ashawi

7. A woman wearing a scarf depicting the Syrian opposition flag walks in the damaged areas in Deir al-Zor
on March .
Reuters/Khalil Ashawi

8. 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 (
Reuters/Khalil Ashawi

9. 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
(
Reuters/Muhammad Younis/Shaam
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10. A burning tank is in Daraa, on March (
Reuters/Ali Abu-Salah/Shaam News Network

11. People inspect damaged areas in Deir al-Zor, on March
(Reuters/Khalil Ashawi

12. 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
. Syrian rebels battled government troops near a landmark
th 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

13. Vehicles burn near a crater on a road after an explosion in central Damascus, on February .
Syrian state media blamed what it said was a suicide bombing on "terrorists" battling President
Bashar al-Assad. Reuters/SANA

14. 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 .
Photo/SANA
AP

15. A view of a damaged building in Houla, near Homs, on March
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Reuters/Maysara Al-Masri/Shaam News

16. A boy holds a bicycle near debris and damaged buildings in Homs, on March
, .
Reuters/Yazan Homsy

17. Destroyed buildings and streets filled with debris in Homs, on February
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Reuters/Khaled Tellawi/Shaam

18. Damaged cars are piled up, used as cover from snipers in the Khaldiyeh area of Homs, on February
(Reuters/ Yazan Homsy

19. A boy takes a picture of his friend who gestures from the top of a damaged building in Deir alZor, on April 4, 2013
Reuters/Khalil Ashawi

20. A mirror stands inside an old damaged house in Homs, on March
,
. Reuters/Yazen Homsy

21. Destroyed buildings along streets filled with debris in Homs, on February .
Tellawi/Shaam News Network
Reuters/Khaled

22. A view of damaged buildings on Abu al-Hol street, Homs, on February ,
. Reuters/Yazen Homsy

23. of Nihal, in the entrance of an underground Roman tomb used as shelter from Syrian government
forces shelling and airstrikes, at Jabal al-Zaweya, in Idlib province,on February
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

24. of ) Sami center) speaks with his children in an underground Roman tomb which he uses with his family as shelter from
Syrian government forces, at Jabal al-Zaweya, in Idlib province, on February
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

25. of
Sobhi al-Hamod, , lives with his family in an underground cave used for shelter from Syrian
government forces in Idlib province, on February .
AP Photo/Hussein Malla

26. 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
Reuters/Mahmoud Hassano

27. 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 (
Reuters/Malek AlShema

28. 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 , .
Rockets struck eastern districts of Aleppo, Syria's biggest city, killing at least
people and trapping a family of
in the ruins of their home,activists in the city said (Reuters/Muzaffar Salman

29. 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 .
Reuters/Aaref Hretani

30. Inside a damaged mosque in Aleppo, on March
.
Reuters/Mahmoud Hassano

31. A Syrian woman sits on the ruins of her house which was destroyed in an airstrike by
government warplanes a few days earlier, killing
members of her family
in the neighborhood of Ansari, Aleppo, on February
AP Photo/Abdullah al-Yassin

32. The wreckage of a helicopter, belonging to forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
near Menagh military airport in Aleppo, on March ,
. Reuters/Mahmoud Hassano

33. Burned and damaged buildings in the Sheikh Maksoud area of Aleppo
on April .
Reuters/George Ourfalian

34. Damaged buildings after air force shelling in the Karam Al-Tarrab neighborhood near
Aleppo International Airport,on February .
Reuters/Malek Al Shemali

35. A Syrian rebel takes position behind a makeshift barricade during clashes with regime
forces in the Salaheddine district of Aleppo, on March
JM Lopez/AFP/Getty Images

36. In this Tuesday March , ,
citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been
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

37. Damaged buildings in the Jdeideh district of Aleppo, on February
.
,Reuters/George Ourfalian

38. A Syrian man fumigates a street covered with uncollected garbage in the northern city
of Aleppo, on March
(
Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images

39. A child stands on the remnants of a destroyed military vehicle in front of a damaged
building in Al Inzarat district of Aleppo, on February .
euters/Hamid Khatib