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FILE - In this undated file photo, Syrian Commander Riad al-Asaad, who heads a group of Syrian army defectors appears on a video posted on the group's Facebook page. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Monday March 25, 2013 a bomb stuck to his car targeted Col. Riad al-Asaad during a visit to the town of Mayadeen in eastern Syria. The Observatory cited conflicting reports on al-Asaad's fate, with some saying he had been killed and others saying he lost a leg. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. (AP Photo/Free Syrian Army) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HAS NO WAY OF INDEPENDENTLY VERIFYING THE CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS VIDEO IMAGE.

Senior Syrian rebel leader wounded in bomb attack

Ben Hubbard -

March 25, 2013 4:00 am

Demonstrators wave Syrian flags as they chant slogans during a march to mark the second anniversary of the revolt against the Syrian government of President Bashar Assad, in Paris, Saturday, March 16, 2013. The French President Francois Hollande said Thursday his country and Britain are pushing the European Union to quickly lift its arms embargo on Syria so that they can send weapons to rebel fighters. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

High-ranking Syrian general defects from army

Ben Hubbard -

March 16, 2013 4:00 am

FILE - In this Monday, March 4, 2013 file image taken from video obtained from Ugarit News, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Syrians attack a fallen statue of former Syrian President Hafez Assad in a central square in Raqqa, Syria. Since Raqqa fell under rebel control last week, opposition fighters have posted guards at government buildings to prevent looting, brought down the price of bread and opened a telephone hotline for residents to report security problems. Raqqa is shaping up as a test case for how rebels will administer their areas. (AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video, File)

Captured Syrian city a test for rebel forces

Ben Hubbard -

March 10, 2013 5:00 am

A U.N. peacekeeper from the UNDOF force walks up to a watch tower at the Quneitra Crossing between Syria and the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Saturday, March, 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)

Rebels free 21 UN captives in southern Syria

Ben Hubbard -

March 9, 2013 5:00 am

This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows flames and smoke rising from burned cars after a huge explosion that shook central Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. A car bomb shook central Damascus on Thursday, exploding near the headquarters of the ruling Baath party and the Russian Embassy, eyewitnesses and opposition activists said. (AP Photo/SANA)

Damascus car bomb kills at least 53

Albert Aji, Ben Hubbard -

February 21, 2013 5:00 am

Israeli jets bomb military target in Syria

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Israeli jets bomb military target in Syria

Ben Hubbard -

January 31, 2013 1:58 am

Israel conducts rare airstrike on Syria

Israel conducts rare airstrike on Syria

Ben Hubbard -

January 30, 2013 8:33 pm

This undated image provided by Auroch Digital Ltd. shows the video game

Video game puts players in shoes of Syrian rebels

Ben Hubbard -

January 17, 2013 5:00 am

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian people gather at the site after an explosion hit a university in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Two explosions struck the main university in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Tuesday, causing an unknown number of casualties, state media and anti-government activists said. There were conflicting reports as to what caused the blast at Aleppo University, which was in session Tuesday. (AP Photo/SANA)

Dozens killed in blasts at Syria university

Ben Hubbard -

January 15, 2013 5:00 am

EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - A man helps carry the dead boy of a civilian killed after a mortar attack in the Saif al-Dawlah neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. The revolution against the Syrian regime started in March 2011 with peaceful protests but morphed into a civil war that has killed more than 60,000 people, according to a recent United Nations estimate. (AP Photo/Andoni Lubaki)

Syria bombs Damascus suburbs to keep rebels out

Ben Hubbard -

January 14, 2013 5:00 am

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