Photos: UN, rebels press Assad on talks as Syria deteriorates
February 12, 2013
A Syria girl stands at the entrance of a makeshift home set up in the catacombs of the ruins of an ancient building in the ancient Roman city of of Serjilla, in northwestern Syria, on February 11, 2013, after fleeing the fighting between rebel forces and pro-government troops in the town of Kfar Nubul, in the northwestern province of Idlib. DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images
Syrians ride on their motorcycle past the remains of a building allegedly destroyed by an explosive device dropped from a Syrian jet fighter in the town of Kfar Nubul, in the northwestern province of Idlib, on February 11, 2013. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged the Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad to accept an offer by the head of the opposition coalition for peace talks. DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images
A doctor collects blood from a child showing symptoms of leishmaniasis for a blood test at a hospital in Aleppo, February 11, 2013. Doctors in Aleppo and Deir al-Zor have reported outbreaks of leishmaniasis, an endemic tropical disease transmitted by sand-flies that causes skin ulcers resembling leprosy, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Poor waste management and lack of hygiene have fuelled its spread, but the U.N. agency is trying to deliver medicines to both hotspots, WHO spokesman Glenn Thomas told a news briefing. REUTERS/Muzaffar Salman
A medical laboratory technician views blood samples from patients showing symptoms of leishmaniasis through a microscope at a hospital in Aleppo, February 11, 2013. Doctors in Aleppo and Deir al-Zor have reported outbreaks of leishmaniasis, an endemic tropical disease transmitted by sand-flies that causes skin ulcers resembling leprosy, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Poor waste management and lack of hygiene have fuelled its spread, but the U.N. agency is trying to deliver medicines to both hotspots, WHO spokesman Glenn Thomas told a news briefing. REUTERS/Muzaffar Salman
Men stand near garbage filling a street in Aleppo, February 11, 2013. Doctors in Aleppo and Deir al-Zor have reported outbreaks of leishmaniasis, an endemic tropical disease transmitted by sand-flies that causes skin ulcers resembling leprosy, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Poor waste management and lack of hygiene have fuelled its spread, but the U.N. agency is trying to deliver medicines to both hotspots, WHO spokesman Glenn Thomas told a news briefing. REUTERS/Muzaffar Salman
Um Jaafar, a woman fighter in the Free Syrian Army, sits with her husband Abu Jaafar, a Sawt al-Haq (Voice of Rights) battalion commander, and her daughter Faten at their home in Aleppo February 12, 2013. Um Jaafar was a women's hairdresser before the revolution and after being trained by her husband she is now a member of a Sawt al-Haq battalion on the frontline of Aleppo's Sheikh Saeed neighbourhood. REUTERS/Muzaffar Salman
Um Jaafar, a woman fighter in the Free Syrian Army, and her husband Abu Jaafar, a Sawt al-Haq (Voice of Rights) battalion commander, prepare their weapons before heading to the frontline, in Aleppo February 12, 2013. Um Jaafar was a women's hairdresser before the revolution and after being trained by her husband, is now a member of a Sawt al-Haq battalion on the frontline of Aleppo's Sheikh Saeed neighbourhood. REUTERS/Muzaffar Salman
A Free Syrian Army fighter runs to avoid a sniper in Bab al-Nasr neighborhood in Aleppo February 11, 2013. Picture taken February 11, 2013. REUTERS/Zaid Rev
A Free Syrian Army fighter takes position inside a house during clashes with forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the Arabeen neigbourhood of Damascus, February 12, 2013. REUTERS/Mohammed Abdullah
Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad are seen at Aleppo international airport February 12, 2013. Activists said clashes erupted between Free Syrian Army fighters and government troops near Aleppo international airport, and they said civilian airplanes were used to supply the regime's forces with weapons and food. REUTERS/Malek Al Shemali
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (C) heads a cabinet meeting in Damascus,in this handout photograph distributed by Syria's national news agency SANA on February 12, 2013. REUTERS/SANA/Handout
Syrian Kurds wait on the Iraqi bank of the river Tigris to be transported by a boat to Syria, which is across the river, on the Iraqi-Syrian border near the Dohuk province, February 2, 2013. Kurds on either side of the river Tigris that runs between Syria and Iraq are linked by kinship, a history of oppression and now by fuel lines and boats ferrying food and medical aid across the waters that divide them. Picture taken February 2, 2013. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari
The sister of Ali Sille mourns on his grave during his funeral in the town of Reyhanli on the Turkish-Syrian border in Hatay province February 12, 2013. A Syrian minibus exploded at a crossing on Turkey's border with Syria near the Turkish town of Reyhanli on Monday, killing at least 13 people including Turkish citizens and wounding dozens more, Turkish officials said. Sille was one of the 13 victims of the explosion. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
People attend the funeral of Ahmet Tas, 35, one of the 13 victims who died during an explosion at a crossing on Turkey's border with Syria, in the town of Reyhanli on the Turkish-Syrian border in Hatay province February 12, 2013. A Syrian minibus exploded at a crossing on Turkey's border with Syria near the Turkish town of Reyhanli on Monday, killing at least 13 people including Turkish citizens and wounding dozens more, Turkish officials said. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
People attend the funeral of Ali Sille, 26, one of the 13 victims who died during an explosion at a crossing on Turkey's border with Syria, in the town of Reyhanli on the Turkish-Syrian border in Hatay province February 12, 2013. A Syrian minibus exploded at a crossing on Turkey's border with Syria near the Turkish town of Reyhanli on Monday, killing at least 13 people including Turkish citizens and wounding dozens more, Turkish officials said. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
A man walks past a damaged gate after an explosion at Cilvegozu border gate on the Turkish-Syrian border in Hatay province February 11, 2013, in this picture taken by Anadolu Agency. A car exploded at the border crossing near the Turkish town of Reyhanli on Monday, killing at least seven people and wounding dozens more, officials said. REUTERS/Cem Genco/Anadolu Agency
Free Syrian Army fighters look at an overhead jet during clashes with forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, near Aleppo international airport, February 12, 2013. Activists said clashes erupted between Free Syrian Army fighters and government troops near Aleppo international airport, and they said civilian airplanes were used to supply the regime's forces with weapons and food. REUTERS/Malek Al Shemali
Free Syrian Army fighters carry their weapons as they sit on guard in the Arabeen neigbourhood of Damascus, February 12, 2013. REUTERS/Mohammed Abdullah
Syrian children, who are refugees, attend a class at Al- Zaatri refugee camp, in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria February 12, 2013. The children resumed classes at school following a rainstorm three weeks ago that led the refugees at the camp to use the school building as a shelter. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed
A Syrian refugee is seen with his grandson at Al- Zaatri refugee camp, in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria February 12, 2013. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed
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