Images from Syria
![Al-Bouydah, south of Damascus, after soldiers loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad took control of it from the Free Syrian Army, Oct. 17, 2013. (SANA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/89e47a78-2a28-495a-b82f-fa04b1611bef_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Al-Bouydah, south of Damascus, after soldiers loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad took control of it from the Free Syrian Army, Oct. 17, 2013. (SANA)
![Damage in a mosque in al-Bouydah, south of Damascus, after soldiers loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad took control of it from the Free Syrian Army, Oct. 17, 2013. (SANA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/0cbc7ed4-f537-473a-b887-5cf58549bf84_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Damage in a mosque in al-Bouydah, south of Damascus, after soldiers loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad took control of it from the Free Syrian Army, Oct. 17, 2013. (SANA)
![Firefighters try to extinguish a fire after a mortar bomb landed in Damascus, in this handout photograph distributed by Syria's national news agency SANA, Oct. 15, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6cd51f31-58da-4d05-8e9d-fbf8261a1b05_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Firefighters try to extinguish a fire after a mortar bomb landed in Damascus, in this handout photograph distributed by Syria's national news agency SANA, Oct. 15, 2013.
![This image taken from video from the Shaam News Network shows smoke billowing amid buildings after a bomb explosion in Daraya, outside Damscus, Oct. 15, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7c698fbf-ebee-44ce-9b1c-8e2603a52f70_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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This image taken from video from the Shaam News Network shows smoke billowing amid buildings after a bomb explosion in Daraya, outside Damscus, Oct. 15, 2013.