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A Free Syrian Army fighter holds his weapon as he prepares himself for advance, close to a military base, near Azaz, Syria, on Dec. 10, 2012. The gains by rebel forces came as the European Union denounced the Syrian conflict, which activists say has killed more than 40,000 people. (Associated Press)
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Syrian women stand amid the ruins of their farm, destroyed by government army jets, in the village of Al-Hafriyeh, Syria, on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)
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In this Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 photo, a Syrian rebel recites verses of the Quran after clashes with troops loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad in Aleppo, Syria. As fears grow in the West that Assad will unleash chemical weapons as an act of desperation, NATO moved forward Thursday with its plan to place Patriot missiles and troops along Syria's border with Turkey to protect against potential attacks. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)
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**FILE** This citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network (ENN), which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows anti-Syrian regime protesters carrying a banner during a funeral of a man, who also carried by the protesters, at Kfar Nebel town, in the Idlib province of northern Syria on Nov. 30, 2012. The man was killed by the shelling of the Syrian forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad. (Associated Press/Edlib News Network)
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A Free Syria Army fighter receives treatment Dec. 3, 2012, at a makeshift clinic during clashes with government forces in Aleppo, Syria. (Associated Press)
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Residents of Aleppo, Syria, collect their belongings after their home was damaged in heavy fighting between Free Syrian Army fighters and government forces on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)
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A man collects his belongings after his home was damaged in heavy fighting between Free Syrian Army fighters and government forces in Aleppo, Syria, on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)
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Syrian rebel fighters stand on a tank they took after storming a military base in Aleppo, Syria, on Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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A Syrian rebel fighter fires his weapon during clashes with Syrian army forces on the outskirts of Idlib, Syria, on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)
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Smoke rises from buildings during heavy fighting between Free Syrian Army fighters and government forces in Aleppo, Syria, on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)
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Residents walk past buildings damaged during heavy fighting between Free Syrian Army fighters and government forces in Aleppo, Syria, on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)
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A Free Syrian Army fighter aims his weapon during clashes with government forces in Aleppo, Syria, on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)
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A boy injured by shrapnel receives treatment in a makeshift clinic during heavy fighting between Free Syrian Army fighters and government forces in Aleppo, Syria, on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)
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In this citizen journalist image, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, anti-Syrian-regime mourners carry the coffins of Syrian civilians who were killed by the shelling of forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, in Homs, Syria, on Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Lens Yong Homsi)
