Bassem Mroue

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This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows damage after a rocket slammed into a building, killing at least 12 people, in Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. In a spike in civil war violence that Syrian state media blamed on rebel fighters a rocket attack in the northern city of Aleppo occurred during a particularly bloody week nearly two years after an uprising began against Assad's regime. (AP Photo/SANA)

Aleppo blast, car bombs cap bloody Syria week

Bassem Mroue · January 19, 2013 5:00 am

Syrians and Jordanians mourn 7 members of one Syrian family who died late last Wednesday night after a fire start in their caravan at King Abdullah Gardens refugees processing center, in Ramtha, near the Syrian border, Jordan, Jan. 17, 2013. A fire in a center for refugees who fled the Syrian civil war killed seven members of a family, a civil defense spokesman said Wednesday, the latest tragedy to befall tens of thousands who escaped the violence in Syria only to face difficult winter conditions in camps across the border in Jordan. A kerosene heating unit accidentally flipped over, spreading kerosene on the ground and causing a huge blaze, said Col. Fareed Sharaa. (AP Photo/ Raad Adayleh)

Syrian pro-regime gunmen kill more than 100

Bassem Mroue, Zeina Karam · January 17, 2013 5:00 am

This citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Syrian rebel posing next to a damaged Syrian air force helicopter, at Taftanaz air base that was captured by rebels, in Idlib province, northern Syria, Friday Jan. 11, 2013. Islamic militants seeking to topple President Bashar Assad took full control of a strategic northwestern air base Friday in a significant blow to government forces, seizing helicopters, tanks and multiple rocket launchers, activists said. (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN)

Syrian army advances in strategic Damascus suburb

Albert Aji, Bassem Mroue · January 12, 2013 5:00 am

In this Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012 photo, Free Syrian Army fighters fire at enemy positions during heavy clashes with government forces, in the Salaheddine district of Aleppo, Syria. Activists say Syrian rebels have captured an oil pumping station in the north central province of Raqqa about 160 km east of Aleppo after days of fighting. (AP Photo/Abdullah Al-Yasin)

Clashes in Syria shut down Aleppo airport

Bassem Mroue · January 1, 2013 5:00 am

U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi, left, shakes hands with Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby following a joint press conference at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. The international envoy to Syria warned Sunday that as many as 100,000 could die in the next year if a solution is not reached quickly to end the countryâs civil war. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

International envoy warns of failed state in Syria

Bassem Mroue · December 30, 2012 5:00 am

Syrian minister leaves Beirut for fear of arrest

Bassem Mroue · December 26, 2012 3:33 pm

Syrian refugees bake bread at their tent bakery in Zaatari Syrian refugee camp, near the Syrian border in Mafraq, Jordan, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)

Syrian rebels make more gains in north

Bassem Mroue · December 25, 2012 5:00 am

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)

Syrian FM blames West for nation’s suffering

Bassem Mroue · December 15, 2012 5:51 pm

Free Syrian Army fighters look at a Syrian Army jet, not pictured, in Fafeen village, north of Aleppo province, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. Syrian rebels including Islamic extremists took full control of a sprawling military base Tuesday after a bloody two-day battle that killed dozens of soldiers, activists said. It was the latest gain by opposition forces bolstered by an al-Qaida-linked group that has provided skilled fighters but raised concerns in the West. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

Extremists among Syrian rebels who seized base

Bassem Mroue · December 11, 2012 8:25 pm

Free Syrian Army fighters take their positions, close to a military base, near Azaz, Syria, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. The gains by rebel forces came as the European Union denounced the Syrian conflict, which activists say has killed more than 40,000 people. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

Syrian rebels backed by extremists seize army base

Bassem Mroue · December 11, 2012 5:00 am

Syrian men heat a fire to boil water near their tent at a refugee camp near the Turkish border, in Azaz, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

Syrian rebels capture parts of army base in north

Bassem Mroue · December 10, 2012 5:00 am

In this Friday, Dec. 07, 2012 photo, damaged buildings are seen along a desolate street on the front line after several weeks of intense battles between rebel fighters and troops loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the Amarya district of Aleppo, Syria. As fears grow in the West that Syrian President Bashar Assad will unleash chemical weapons as an act of desperation, NATO moved forward Thursday with its plan to place Patriot missiles and troops along Syria's border with Turkey to protect against potential attacks. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)

Syrian rebels create new unified military command

Bassem Mroue · December 8, 2012 4:47 pm