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Syrians walk past a Free Syrian Army fighter (left) in the old city of Idlib, Syria, on Monday, March 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Syria’s Baba Amr is deserted, Red Cross says

By Elizabeth A. Kennedy - Associated Press

Children attend the funeral of three Free Syrian Army fighters on Saturday, March 3, 2012, in a park converted to a cemetery in Idlib, Syria. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Red Cross handing out aid in Syria’s Homs

By Ben Hubbard - Associated Press

Children hold anti government posters during a protest in a town in north Syria, Friday, March 2, 2012. Syria has faced mounting international criticism over its bloody crackdown on the uprising, which started with peaceful protests but has become increasingly militarized. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Red Cross blocked by Syria from ex-rebel enclave

By Zeina Karam - Associated Press

A man walks March 1, 2012, next to a damaged building due to clashes between the Free Syrian Army and government forces on the outskirts of Idlib in north Syria. (Associated Press)

Syrian rebels retreat from Homs’ stronghold

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Free Syrian Army soldiers gather Feb. 28, 2012, outside a house destroyed in fighting against President Assad's forces in Sarmin, north Syria. (Associated Press)

Syrian troops move to retake rebel-held district

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

Flames rise from a house in the Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs province after Syrian government shelling. A photojournalist and a war correspondent were killed last week as Syrian forces intensely shelled Homs. (Associated Press)

Trapped Spanish reporter escapes from Syria

By Ben Hubbard - Associated Press

Residents stand by their house, which was destroyed in clashes between the Free Syrian Army and President Bashar Assad's forces, in Sarmin, Syria, on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Syria vows to ‘cleanse’ rebel-held parts of Homs

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

A Free Syrian Army fighter runs as Syrian government troops advance toward the town of Sarmin, in northern Syria, on Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Wounded British journalist escapes from Syria

By Bassem Mroue and Ben Hubbard - Associated Press

A Free Syrian Army fighter takes a position Feb. 27, 2012, as the Syrian Army advances towards the town of Sarmin, Syria. (Associated Press)

Activist group: 138 dead across Syria

By Ben Hubbard - Associated Press

A Syrian woman (center) dances between pro-Syrian-regime supporters wearing police uniforms as they celebrate outside a polling station during a referendum on the new constitution in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)

West calls Syrian referendum a ‘sham’

By Bassem Mroue and Zeina Karam - Associated Press

Syrian student protesters chant slogans during a Feb. 22, 2012, demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Assad at the Aleppo University's Square, in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria. (Associated Press/Local Coordination Committees in Syria)

At least 50 killed in Syria as regime pound rebels

By Zeina Karam - Associated Press

Flames rise from a house in the Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs, Syria, on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, after shelling by government troops. This photo was taken by a citizen journalist and supplied by the Local Coordination Committees activist group. (AP Photo/Local Coordination Committees in Syria)

Syrian forces shell Homs as crisis in city deepens

By Zeina Karam - Associated Press

A Syrian boy chants slogans Feb. 20, 2012, during a rally demanding UNICEF to protect Syrian children in front of the UNICEF Compound in Amman, Jordan. (Associated Press)

Dozens killed in Syria; Red Cross urges cease-fire

By Zeina Karam - Associated Press

Houses are seen Feb. 20, 2012, destroyed by Syrian government forces shelling, at Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs, Syria. An opposition group said several people have been killed in heavy shelling of a district in central Syria, a day after the army sent reinforcements ahead of a possible ground assault. (Associated Press/Local Coordination Committees in Syria)

Syrian opposition says 16 die in intense shelling

By Zeina Karam - Associated Press

Syrian forces mass outside rebel stronghold

By Brian Murphy and Zeina Karam - Associated Press

In this citizen journalism image provided by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria, anti-Syrian regime mourners carry Feb. 18, 2012, the coffins of three protesters that, according to Syrian activists, were killed by the Syrian security forces during a demonstration at Mazzeh district in Damascus. (Associated Press/Local Coordination Committees in Syria)

Red Cross tries to broker Syria cease-fire

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

A Syrian rebel peers through a window in Idlib, Syria, on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. (AP Photo)

Suffering deepens in bombarded Syrian city of Homs

By Elizabeth A. Kennedy - Associated Press

Protesters shout slogans against Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime after prayers in Tripoli, Lebanon, on Friday, Oct, 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Rights group: Dozens killed in clashes in Syria

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press