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In this 2010 photo, Syrian opposition filmmaker Meyar AL-Roumi works at a studio in Damascus, Syria. Syria's civil war has driven wedges through many parts of society, with violence that has killed more than 40,000 people exacerbating differences in class, ideology and religion. Reflecting how deep these divisions run is the near complete split of Syria's artists into pro- and anti-regime camps. Although Syria's writers, musicians and filmmakers fight with sharply worded statements instead of guns and tanks, their mutual animosity bodes ill for reconciliation should Bashar Assad fall. (AP Photo/Adel Samara)

Civil war splits Syria’s artists

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Syrian rebels get new leadership in bid to unite

Syrian rebels get new leadership in bid to unite

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In this Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 photo, a Free Syrian Army fighter aims his weapon during heavy clashes with government forces in Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)

NATO moves toward deployment on Syria border

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In this Monday, Dec. 3, 2012 photo, Syrian residents stand in line outside a bakery during heavy fighting between Free Syrian Army fighters and government forces, unseen, in Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)
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Fighting surges around Syrian capital of Damascus

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In this Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012 photo, Syrian fighters of “The Beloved of Allah,” brigade hold their weapons before fighting with government forces on the outskirts of Aleppo. The Beloved of Allah began with ten men, five rifles, one rickety machine gun and a few rocket-propelled grenades soon discovered to be duds. It was born in Maaret Misreen, a town where tractors nearly outnumber cars between the provincial capital of Idlib and the Turkish border to the north. Their leader, 35-year-old Mustafa Filfileh, had no military experience and little idea how to face one of the Mideast's strongest armies. He didn't even know how to drive. They learned fast. In November, the brigade called “The Beloved of Allah” braced for its biggest challenge yet, one that would make clear how far its members had come and how far the war had brought them from their former lives. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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AP Exclusive: Strife hardens Syrian rebel brigade

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Syrian fighters celebrate the victory on top of a tank they took after storming a military base in Aleppo, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)

AP Exclusive: Syrian rebels seize base, arms trove

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In this Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 photo, a rebel fighter belonging to the Qatebee Sokor Al-Islam group sneaks through a residential building as he looks for a firing position during clashes between rebel fighters and the Syrian army in the Jedida district of Aleppo, Syria. Syrian fighter jets pounded rebel areas across the country on Monday with scores of airstrikes that anti-regime activists called the most widespread bombing in a single day since Syria's troubles started 19 months ago.(AP Photo/Narciso Contreras).

Syria activists report 23 dead in Damascus suburb

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian citizens are seen on a damaged building that destroyed by a car bomb, at Jaramana neighborhood, in Damascus, Syria, Monday Oct. 29, 2012. A Syrian government official says a car bomb in a Damascus suburb has killed 10 people. The official said the blast on Monday in Jaramana also wounded 41 people and caused heavy damage. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media. (AP Photo/SANA)

Syrian regime launches nationwide airstrikes

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Syria commits to 4-day truce, but prospects dim

Syria commits to 4-day truce, but prospects dim

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U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi talks during a joint press conference with the Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby, unseen, following their meeting at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. The U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria says the Syrian government and some rebel leaders have agreed to a ceasefire during the upcoming Muslim four-day holiday. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

UN Security Council endorses Syria holiday truce

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