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In this Jan. 9, 2012 file photo, a Syrian woman (l.) speaks with an Arab league observer (r.) who attends with other observers a mass prayer for the people and army soldiers who were killed during the violence around the country, at the Holy Cross Church, in Damascus, Syria. The Arab League halted its observer mission to Syria on Saturday, sharply criticizing the regime of President Bashar Assad for escalating violence in recent days that has killed at least 80 people across the country. Muzaffar Salman/AP
Syrian army defectors secure a street near an anti-Syrian regime protest in the Deir Baghlaba area of Homs province, central Syria, last week. Armed forces loyal to President Bashar Assad barraged residential buildings with mortars and machine-gun fire, killing at least 30 people, including a family of women and children during a day of sectarian killings and kidnappings in the besieged Syrian city of Homs, activists said Friday. AP
Protesters shout slogans as they carry pictures of Syrian President Bashar Assad during a demonstration in front of the Russian Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday to express gratitude for the Russian position in support of Syria. Russia has said it will use its Security Council veto to block any resolution threatening Syria with sanctions or lacking a clear ban on any foreign military interference. (AP Photo/ Bilal Hussein/AP
Arab foreign ministers gather at the Arab League emergency session on Syria at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo on Nov. 12. The Arab League voted to suspend Syria from all meetings and warned the regime could face sanctions if it does not end its bloody crackdown against antigovernment protesters. The decision was a symbolic blow to a nation that prides itself on being a powerhouse of Arab nationalism. Amr Nabil/AP/File
Yussef al-Ahmad, Syria's ambassador to the Arab League, is surrounded by cameramen during the Arab League emergency session on Syria at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo on Nov.12. Since unrest erupted in Syria eight months ago, more than 3,500 people have died in a crackdown by President Bashar al-Assad on protesters who want his overthrow, according to the United Nations. Amr Nabil/AP/File
A Syrian protester kicks a burning picture of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a protest in front of the Arab League headquarters in Cairo on Nov. 12, where an Arab League emergency session on Syria was taking place to discuss the country's failure to end bloodshed caused by government crackdowns on civil protests. Protesters called on the Arab League to suspend the country's membership. Amr Nabil/AP/File
Anti-Syrian regime protesters shout slogans against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a protest in Barcelona, Spain, on Nov. 12. The banner reads in Spanish, 'And the massacre continues in Syria.' Emilio Morenatti/AP/File
Syrian refugee children chant slogans against the Syrian government at an abandoned school in the Wady Khaled area, northern Lebanon, on Nov. 12. Omar Ibrahim/Reuters/File
Demonstrators protesting against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad gather during a march through the streets after Friday Prayer in Kafranbel near Adlb, Syria, on Nov. 11. Reuters/File
Demonstrators protesting against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad gather during a march through the streets after Friday Prayer in Adlb, Syria, on Nov. 11. The banner reads 'Urged Arab League to suspend Syria's membership.' Reuters/File
Demonstrators protesting against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad gather in Deraa, Syria, in this undated image released on Nov. 11. Reuters/File
A demonstrator protesting against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad dresses as a prisoner wearing a mask of Assad's face during a protest march on the first day of the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Adha in Amude, Syria, on Nov. 6. The placard on the left reads 'This is the fate of every oppressor.' Reuters/File
A protester holds up a burning picture of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad during an anti-regime protest in Vienna on Nov. 10. Ronald Zak/AP/File
Egyptians and Syrians living in Cairo unfurl a giant Syrian revolution flag during a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at Tahrir Square, the focal point of Egyptian uprising, in Cairo on Nov. 6 to support protesters in Syria during the first day of Islamic Eid al-Adha, or Feast of the Sacrifice. Amr Nabil/AP/File
Children of Syrian ascent shout slogans as they wave the revolutionary Syrian flag and a Bulgarian flag during a rally against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in front of the Syrian embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Nov. 6. Valentina Petrova/AP
Sudanese and Syrian residents demonstrate in solidarity with Syria's antigovernment protesters after Friday prayers in Khartoum on Oct. 28. Hundreds of Sudanese Islamists and others staged a rare demonstration in central Khartoum, Sudan, in solidarity with Syria's protesters, and called for an end to President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown. Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters/File
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad waves to his supporters after attending the prayer of Eid Al Adha at the al-Nour Mosque in the northern town of Raqqa, Syria, on Nov. 6. Syrians in the restive region of Homs performed special prayers for a major Muslim holiday to the sound of explosions and gunfire as government troops pushed forward their assault on the area, killing several people, residents and activists said. SANA/AP/File
United States ambassador to Syria Robert Ford covers his nose during his visit with other foreign diplomats to a mass grave in Jisr el-Shughour, Syria, in this photo taken during a government-organized tour for foreign diplomats and the media on June 20. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said that Ambassador Ford returned to Washington after 'credible threats against his personal safety.' Bassem Tellawi/AP/File
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... and a reminder of the risks to everyone when reporters go to war zones.
The good news is that Sunday Times photographer Paul Conroy, wounded in the attack that killed Marie Colvin and Remi Ochlik, is now reported to have made his way out of that battered city and into Lebanon.
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