Opposition forces from the Al-Ikhlas brigade fire a home-made rocket, next to an Islamist flag bearing the name of their brigade in Syria’s northeastern city of Deir Ezzor on October 9, 2013. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported fierce fighting in Damascus province between rebels and troops backed by pro-regime militias and fighters from Lebanon’s Shiite Muslim movement Hezbollah. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD ABOUD
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