U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the escalation of violence in Syria, saying reports of government warplanes bombing a Palestinian refugee camp are of "grave concern."
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![Islamist fighters carry their flag during the funeral of their fellow fighter Tareq Naser, who died during clashes on Sunday, near the village of Fafeen in Aleppo's countryside September 17, 2012. REUTERS/Zain Karam (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT)](https://gdb.voanews.com/345fe3ae-8d72-4a21-b895-8aa6d7942050_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Islamist fighters carry their flag during the funeral of their fellow fighter Tareq Naser, who died during clashes on Sunday, near the village of Fafeen in Aleppo's countryside September 17, 2012. REUTERS/Zain Karam (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT)
![Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), fleeing the civil war in Syria, cheer upon arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport via a chartered flight by International Organization for Migration Thursday Oct. 18, 2012 in Manila, Philippines. Of the 261 OFW](https://gdb.voanews.com/74b07360-8741-43a3-a3fa-06a761bef88d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), fleeing the civil war in Syria, cheer upon arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport via a chartered flight by International Organization for Migration Thursday Oct. 18, 2012 in Manila, Philippines. Of the 261 OFW
![In this Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 photo, Syrian rebels pose for a photo in Aleppo, Syria. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/e9282a85-211d-40a7-9e16-38185bd9e3bd_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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In this Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 photo, Syrian rebels pose for a photo in Aleppo, Syria.
![A Free Syrian Army sniper fires his rifle towards Syrian Army positions during an assault on a military base in Tal Sheen, Syria, Saturday, Dec 15, 2012](https://gdb.voanews.com/ebd86f3b-9d73-4ed6-b989-3eaaec0273ee_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Free Syrian Army sniper fires his rifle towards Syrian Army positions during an assault on a military base in Tal Sheen, Syria, Saturday, Dec 15, 2012