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A Syrian soldier aims his rifle at free Syrian Army fighters during clashes in the Damascus suburb of Daraya, Syria, on Dec. 2, 2012. (Associated Press/SANA)

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**FILE** A rebel fighter walks Nov. 2, 2012, among the debris of damaged residential buildings after several days of intense fighting between rebel fighters and the Syrian army in the Karm al-Jebel neighborhood in Aleppo, Syria. (Associated Press)

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A Syrian girl chants slogans during a demonstration after prayers in the Bustan Al-Qasr district of Aleppo, Syria, on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)

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In this image taken from video that has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, smoke rises from a building after an air attack in Homs, Syria, on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a Syrian soldier (right) and others gather at an alley that was destroyed by two cars bombs in Jaramana neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/SANA)

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian citizens stand near a burning truck that was destroyed by two cars bombs, at Jaramana neighborhood, in the suburb of Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/SANA)

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a man helps another man who was injured after two cars bombs exploded in the Jaramana neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/SANA)

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrians gather at an alley destroyed by two cars bombs in the Jaramana neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/SANA)

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a Syrian soldier, right, and citizens gather at an alley that was destroyed by two cars bombs, at Jaramana neighborhood, in the suburb of Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/SANA)

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Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin (left) and Susan Rice (right), U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, surprise South African Ambassador Baso Sangqu (second from right) with "Happy Birthday" before members of the U.N. Security Council voted unanimously on Saturday, April 21, 2012, to adopt the Syria Observer Mission Resolution, authorizing 300 observers to be sent to Syria. (AP Photo/David Karp)

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In this image taken from video that has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a Syrian rebel fires his weapon during clashes with government forces in Aleppo, Syria, on Monday, Nov. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)

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In this Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012 photo, a Syrian woman walks in front of a destroyed hospital where heavy clashes took place between rebel fighters and the Syrian army to seize control over the area, on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria. There is a struggle for power among rebel factions in Syria with Islamists rejecting the country's new Western-backed opposition coalition and unilaterally declaring an Islamic state in the key battleground of Aleppo, though all of the groups are fighting to topple President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)

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In this Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012, photo, Syrian rebel fighters prepare to fire a homemade rocket as they carry out a coordinated attack by hundreds of rebel fighters on a Syrian air force compound during heavy clashes on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria. There is a struggle for power among rebel factions in Syria, with Islamists rejecting the country's new Western-backed opposition coalition and unilaterally declaring an Islamic state in the key battleground of Aleppo, though all of the groups are fighting to topple President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)

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In this Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012, photo, Syrian residents mourn a rebel fighter during his funeral after he was killed by rocket fire on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria. Heavy clashes have taken place in the area after rebel groups launched a coordinated attack by hundreds of fighters to seize control over the Syrian army base in the north of the city. There is a struggle for power among rebel factions in Syria, with Islamists rejecting the country's new Western-backed opposition coalition and unilaterally declaring an Islamic state in the key battleground of Aleppo, though all of the groups are fighting to topple President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)