Photos: Displaced Syrians, rebels brace for winter
December 14, 2012
A Syrian refugee woman holds her son as she stands at the window of their friend's house at the Syrian-Turkish border town of Ceylanpinar, Sanliurfa province, December 6, 2012. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh
Laundry belongs to Syrian children who fled their homes with their families due government airstrikes, are hung on a school where they are taking refuge, in Maaret Misreen, near Idlib, Syria, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
A Syrian refugee family sit inside the garage where they live in Bar Elias village in the Bekaa valley December 13, 2012. REUTERS/ Jamal Saidi
A general view of the damaged buildings in al-Bayada district in Homs December 13, 2012. Picture taken December 13, 2012. REUTERS/Yazan Homsy
A Free Syrian Army fighter retreats after attacking Syrian Army positions in Tal Sheer, Aleppo province, Syria, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)
Syrian children whose families fled their homes stand at a camp for displaced Syrians, in the village of Atmeh, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. This tent camp sheltering some of the hundreds of thousands of Syrians uprooted by the country's brutal civil war has lost the race against winter: the ground under white tents is soaked in mud, rain water seeps into thin mattresses and volunteer doctors routinely run out of medicine for coughing, runny-nosed children. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
A Syrian woman who fled her home cooks for her family outside her tent at a camp for displaced Syrians in the village of Atmeh, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. This tent camp sheltering some of the hundreds of thousands of Syrians uprooted by the country's brutal civil war has lost the race against winter: the ground under white tents is soaked in mud, rain water seeps into thin mattresses and volunteer doctors routinely run out of medicine for coughing, runny-nosed children. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
General view of a refugee camp near the Turkish border, in Azaz, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)
Syrian children warm themselves at a refugee camp near the Turkish border, in Azaz, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. Temperatures dropped to 9 degrees Celsius (48 degrees Fahrenheit) in Azaz. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)
Smoke rises after what activists said was a Syrian Air Force fighter jet loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad firing missiles in Erbeen near Damascus December 10, 2012. Picture taken December 10. REUTERS/Bassam Al-Erbeeni/Shaam News Network/Handout
A Free Syrian Army fighter takes cover from sniper fire in Tal Sheer, Aleppo province, Syria, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. (AP Photo Manu Brabo)
A Syrian child looks at a cat while sitting in front in front of his home, in Maaret Misreen, near Idlib, Syria, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
FSA fighters pray after an attack on a Military Academy in Tal Sheer village, north of Aleppo province, Syria, Thursday, Dec 13, 2012. (AP Photo / Manu Brabo)
Residents gather near bodies of men whom activists said were killed by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad, before their funeral in Daraya near Damascus December 12, 2012. Picture taken December 12. REUTERS/Kenan Al-Derani/Shaam News Network/Handout
In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2012 photo, a Syrian boy who fled his home with his family walks back to his tent, next to laundry hung on olive trees, at a camp for displaced Syrians, in the village of Atmeh, Syria. This tent camp sheltering some of the hundreds of thousands of Syrians uprooted by the country's brutal civil war has lost the race against winter: the ground under white tents is soaked in mud, rain water seeps into thin mattresses and volunteer doctors routinely run out of medicine for coughing, runny-nosed children. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
Syrian women wait outside a bakery shop to buy bread in Maaret Misreen, near Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
A Syrian child listens to a lecture in a classroom in a city under control of the Free Syrian Army in Aleppo province, Syria, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)
Free Syrian Army fighters retreat after an attack on Al-Mosthat Army base in Fafeen village, north of Aleppo province, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012.(AP Photo/Manu Brabo)
In this Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 photo, Syrian army defectors pose for a photo while in the custody of the Free Syrian Army after they surrendered during fighting at a military academy outside of Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)
In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2012 photo, a Free Syrian Army fighter aims his weapon during heavy clashes with government forces in Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)
In this Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 photo, Free Syrian Army fighters are seen reflected in running water in the northern province of Aleppo, Syria. Syria's civil war has killed more than 40,000 people. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)
In this Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 photo, a Syrian woman and girl carry their belongings after their home was damaged due to fighting between Free Syrian Army fighters and government forces in Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)
In this Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 photo, a Syrian woman collects her belongings from rubble after her home was damaged due to fighting between Free Syrian Army fighters and government forces in Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)
In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2012 photo, Free Syrian Army fighters cover two dead bodies they found between rubble during heavy clashes with government forces in Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)
In this Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 photo, a Syrian boy carries his belongings after his home was damaged due to fighting between Free Syrian Army fighters and government forces in Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)
Toys are seen among the rubble of damaged shops in Aleppo's al-Amereya district December 11, 2012. Picture taken December 11, 2012. REUTERS/Aaref Hretani
A Free Syrian Army fighter cries during the funeral of his comrade killed by the Syrian Army in Azaz, Syria, Thursday, Dec .13, 2012. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)
Syrian rebels clean their weapons at their headquarters in Maaret Misreen, near Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
Free Syrian Army fighters take up positions during an airstrike in Aleppo's al-Amereya district December 12, 2012. Picture taken December 12, 2012. REUTERS/Saleh Anadani
A Syrian woman injured by Syrian Army shelling lies on a gurney in front of a hospital within a Free Syrian Army controlled area in Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)
Free Syrian Army fighters warm themselves by a fire in Aleppo's al-Amereya district December 11, 2012. Picture taken December 11, 2012. REUTERS/Aaref Hretani
In this Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 photo, a Syrian man carries his belongings after his home was damaged due to fighting between Free Syrian Army fighters and government forces in Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)
A Syrian boy who fled his home walks barefoot on a muddy path back to his tent, at a camp for displaced Syrians, in the village of Atmeh, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. This tent camp sheltering some of the hundreds of thousands of Syrians uprooted by the country's brutal civil war has lost the race against winter: the ground under white tents is soaked in mud, rain water seeps into thin mattresses and volunteer doctors routinely run out of medicine for coughing, runny-nosed children. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2012 photo, Syrian children who fled their homes gather around a vehicle to get pillows and blankets distributed at a camp for displaced Syrians, in the village of Atmeh, Syria. This tent camp sheltering some of the hundreds of thousands of Syrians uprooted by the country's brutal civil war has lost the race against winter: the ground under white tents is soaked in mud, rain water seeps into thin mattresses and volunteer doctors routinely run out of medicine for coughing, runny-nosed children. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, photo, Syrians who fled their homes struggle to get pillows and blankets distributed at a camp for displaced Syrians, in the village of Atmeh, Syria. This tent camp sheltering some of the hundreds of thousands of Syrians uprooted by the country's brutal civil war has lost the race against winter: the ground under white tents is soaked in mud, rain water seeps into thin mattresses and volunteer doctors routinely run out of medicine for coughing, runny-nosed children. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
Abdullah Ahmed, 10, who suffered burns in a Syrian government airstrike and fled his home with his family, stands outside their tent at a camp for displaced Syrians in the village of Atmeh, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. This tent camp sheltering some of the hundreds of thousands of Syrians uprooted by the country's brutal civil war has lost the race against winter: the ground under white tents is soaked in mud, rain water seeps into thin mattresses and volunteer doctors routinely run out of medicine for coughing, runny-nosed children. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
A Syrian child marches under a revolutionary flag during a weekly demonstration in Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)
A Jordanian Gendarmerie officer (R) looks on before United Nations (U.N.) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's arrival to visit a U.N.-run school in Al Zaatri refugee camp, in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria December 7, 2012. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed
A Jordanian Gendarmerie officer gestures as Syrian refugees react during United Nations (U.N.) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's arrival to visit a U.N.-run school in Al Zaatri refugee camp, in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria December 7, 2012. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed
The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon waves to Syrian refugees from a vehicle as his convoy arrives at Zaatari refugee camp, in Mafraq, Jordan, near the Syrian border, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2012. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Friday called on the Syrian government to "stop the violence in the name of humanity", during a visit to the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, close to the Syrian border. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (squatting C) chats with a Syrian refugee woman during his visit to a camp in the Turkish town of Islahiye, Gaziantep province December 7, 2012. Ban said on Friday he was not aware of any confirmed reports that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was preparing to use chemical weapons but that if he did so it would be an "outrageous crime". REUTERS/Veli Gurgah/Pool
Syrian children wait in line for food distribution at a refugee camp near the Turkish border, in Azaz, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)
In this Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 photo, Free Syrian Army fighters warm themselves in the northern province of Aleppo, Syria. Syria's civil war has killed more than 40,000 people. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)
Syrian children, who fled their home with their families in Hama due to government airstrikes, stand next to their tent at a camp for displaced Syrians in the village of Atmeh, Syria, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
A Syrian boy stands between men as they wait outside a bakery shop to buy bread in Maaret Misreen, near Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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