Images from Syria
![A man waves his arms at a site hit by what activists said was a barrel bomb dropped by forces loyal to President Bashar Assad in the al-Shaar district, Aleppo, Feb. 9, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/f1168e90-4339-4492-a2db-183f006a3194_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man waves his arms at a site hit by what activists said was a barrel bomb dropped by forces loyal to President Bashar Assad in the al-Shaar district, Aleppo, Feb. 9, 2014.
![A man walks at a site hit by what activists said was a barrel bomb dropped by forces loyal to President Bashar Assad in the al-Shaar district, Aleppo, Feb. 9, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/9ebc3f46-f1dd-4960-a35a-b735c4b3210d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man walks at a site hit by what activists said was a barrel bomb dropped by forces loyal to President Bashar Assad in the al-Shaar district, Aleppo, Feb. 9, 2014.
![A boy sits next to a trolley containing belongings at the Karaj al-Hajez crossing, Aleppo, Feb. 9, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/3c20ec60-093c-4f7e-b97c-2b150b322062_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A boy sits next to a trolley containing belongings at the Karaj al-Hajez crossing, Aleppo, Feb. 9, 2014.
![Civilians carry their belongings as they walk at the Karaj al-Hajez crossing, a passageway separating the Bustan al-Qasr district, which is under the rebels' control and the Al-Masharqa district, an area controlled by the Assad regime, Aleppo, Feb. 9, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/21859be3-5f55-472a-a88a-942cffbad429_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Civilians carry their belongings as they walk at the Karaj al-Hajez crossing, a passageway separating the Bustan al-Qasr district, which is under the rebels' control and the Al-Masharqa district, an area controlled by the Assad regime, Aleppo, Feb. 9, 2014.