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In this photo from March 11, 2012, Free Syrian Army fighters pause for a moment in between fierce firefights with Syrian Army in the town of Idlib, north Syria. (Associated Press)

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In this photo from March 11, 2012, a Syrian rebel reacts after learning at least four comrades died during clashes with Syrian government forces in Idlib, north Syria. (Associated Press)

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In this photo from March 11, 2012, Free Syrian Army fighters plant a roadside bomb to destroy a Syrian Army tank during a day of fierce fighting with the government forces in Idlib, north Syria. (Associated Press)

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In this photo from March 11, 2012, the wife of Mohammed Halak mourns after the man was killed by gunfire during fierce fighting between the Free Syrian Army and the government forces in Idlib, north Syria. (Associated Press)

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In this photo from March 10, 2012, Hana, 12, flashes the victory sign next to her sister Eva, 13, as they recover from severe injuries after the Syrian Army shelled their house in Idlib, north Syria. Their father and two siblings were killed. (Associated Press)

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In this photo from March 11, 2012, Syrian rebels carry the dead body of a comrade to a morgue after heavy fighting with Syrian government forces in Idlib, north Syria. Syrian activists said that pro-government gunmen have killed several people including children in a rebel stronghold recaptured by the government in the embattled central city of Homs. (Associated Press)

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In this photo from March 11, 2012, Syrian rebels rest during a day of heavy fighting with Syrian government forces in Idlib, north Syria. Syrian activists said that pro-government gunmen have killed several people including children in a rebel stronghold recaptured by the government in the embattled central city of Homs. (Associated Press)

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In this photo from March 11, 2012, Syrian rebels take position during clashes with government forces in Idlib, north Syria. Syrian activists said that pro-government gunmen have killed several people including children in a rebel stronghold recaptured by the government in the embattled central city of Homs. (Associated Press)

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In this photo from March 11, 2012, a Syrian rebel reacts after learning the death of at least four comrades and several injured during clashes with Syrian government forces outside a hospital in Idlib, north Syria. Syrian activists said that pro-government gunmen have killed several people including children in a rebel stronghold recaptured by the government in the embattled central city of Homs. (Associated Press)

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In this photo from March 11, 2012 photo, a man carries a boy who was severely wounded during heavy fighting between Syrian rebels and government forces in Idlib, north Syria. Syrian activists said that pro-government gunmen have killed several people including children in a rebel stronghold recaptured by the government in the embattled central city of Homs. (Associated Press)

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In this photo from March 10, 2012, Aida cries as she recovers from severe injuries after the Syrian Army shelled her house in Idlib north Syria. Aida's husband and and two children were killed after their home was shelled. (Associated Press)

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Free Syrian Army fighters take cover during fierce fighting against government troops in Idlib, Syria, on Saturday, March 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

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Syrian President Bashar Assad (right) meets with former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the world body's special envoy to Syria, in Damascus, Syria, on Saturday, March 10, 2012. (AP Photo/SANA)

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A Free Syrian Army fighter runs for cover during fighting against government troops in Idlib, Syria, on Saturday, March 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

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Free Syrian Army fighters take cover during fierce fighting against government troops in Idlib, north Syria, Saturday, March 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

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A woman weeps as she prays during an anti-government demonstration in Idlib, Syria, on March 9, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Anti-regime protesters chants slogans against Syrian President Bashar Assad during a demonstration on March 9, 2012, after Friday prayer in Beirut. (Associated Press)

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This image made from amateur video and released by Aljizahnews on Thursday purports to show a deputy to Syria's oil ministry who identifies himself as Abdo Husameddine at an unidentified location.(Associated Press)

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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, accompanied by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, testifies March 7, 2012, on Capitol Hill before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the crisis in Syria. (Associated Press)

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Protesters stand March 6, 2012, on a crossed picture of Syrian President Bashar Assad during a rally against his regime in front of the Syrian embassy in Belgrade, Serbia. (Associated Press)