Hotuna Da Dumi-Duminsu Daga Siriya, 2 Satumba 2013
![Pro-Assad demonstrators wave flags while sitting in a bus heading to Mount Qasioun for a protest, Damascus, Sept. 1, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/BCFC2B31-CEB8-4DF3-A18B-E7DDCA05AF55_cx0_cy1_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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Pro-Assad demonstrators wave flags while sitting in a bus heading to Mount Qasioun for a protest, Damascus, Sept. 1, 2013.
![Black smoke from government forces shelling in Damascus, Sept. 1, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/BFF018DB-074F-4ED4-B4C8-37319EA6D80F_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Black smoke from government forces shelling in Damascus, Sept. 1, 2013.
![Pro-Assad demonstrators wave flags and shout slogans at Mount Qasioun, Damascus, Sept. 1, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/E8C69701-E896-4582-A5E4-A5BF5963B680_cx0_cy0_cw99_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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Pro-Assad demonstrators wave flags and shout slogans at Mount Qasioun, Damascus, Sept. 1, 2013.
![Damaged buildings in the old city of Aleppo, Syria, Sept. 1, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/F5F0BC1E-2DE5-4A57-92F6-DF5A8003B76A_cx0_cy7_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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Damaged buildings in the old city of Aleppo, Syria, Sept. 1, 2013.