Syrians shout slogans during a protest a(01 of32)
Open Image ModalSyrians shout slogans during a protest against the regime following Friday prayers in Binnish in Idlib province bordering Turkey on March 23, 2012. Syrian forces bombed towns and clashed with rebels in several regions as activists said thousands staged anti-regime protests and the European Union slapped sanctions on the country\'s First Lady. AFP PHOTO/RICARDO GARCIA VILANOVA (Photo credit should read Ricardo Garcia Vilanova/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalThe six-year-old daughter of Khaled Qassem al-Etir kisses the forehead of her dead father during his funeral after he was killed by a mortar when he was crossing the street in Qusayr, close to the restive city of Homs, on July 3, 2012. Syrian troops pounded several rebel-held districts in the central city of Homs, as the death toll mounted across the country, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. AFP PHOTO/RICARDO GARCIA VILANOVA (Photo credit should read Ricardo Garcia Vilanova/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
A Syrian boy holds remains of a mortar a(03 of32)
Open Image ModalA Syrian boy holds remains of a mortar and shells which are allegedly fired by Syrian Army as mourners carry the coffin of 13-year-old Ahmad bin Muhsin Qarush during his funeral on March 24, 2012 who was reportedly killed two days earlier in shelling by regime forces in the northwestern city of Sermin. Syrian forces bombed towns and clashed with rebels in several regions as activists said thousands staged anti-regime protests and the European Union slapped sanctions on the country\'s First Lady. AFP PHOTO/RICARDO GARCIA VILANOVA (Photo credit should read Ricardo Garcia Vilanova/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalSyrians attend the funeral of 13-year-old Ahmad bin Muhsin Qarush on March 24, 2012, who was reportedly killed two days earlier in shelling by regime forces in the northwestern city of Sermin. Syrian forces bombed towns and clashed with rebels in several regions as activists said thousands staged anti-regime protests and the European Union slapped sanctions on the country\'s First Lady. AFP PHOTO/RICARDO GARCIA VILANOVA (Photo credit should read Ricardo Garcia Vilanova/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalSyrian men sit on the bus as the women, who are seen in the reflection of the window, stand at the bus stop on March 19, 2012, in the town of Taftanaz in the province of the rebel stronghold of Idlib that was overrun by loyalist troops last week. The divided UN Security Council on March 20 negotiated a statement on the Syria crisis amid warnings from Russia that it will not accept any \'ultimatum\' against President Bashar al-Assad. AFP PHOTO/RICARDO GARCIA VILANOVA (Photo credit should read Ricardo Garcia Vilanova/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:RICARDO GARCIA VILANOVA via Getty Images)
Syrians shout slogans during a protest a(06 of32)
Open Image ModalSyrians shout slogans during a protest against the regime following Friday prayers in Taftanaz in Idlib province on March 23, 2012. Syrian forces bombed towns and clashed with rebels in several regions as activists said thousands staged anti-regime protests and the European Union slapped sanctions on the country\'s First Lady. AFP PHOTO/RICARDO GARCIA VILANOVA (Photo credit should read Ricardo Garcia Vilanova/AFP/GettyImages) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
Syrian women and their children flee the(07 of32)
Open Image ModalSyrian women and their children flee the violence in the northwestern city of Sermin on March 24, 2012 shortly before government security forces continued bombing the city. Syrian forces bombed towns and clashed with rebels in several regions as activists said thousands staged anti-regime protests and the European Union slapped sanctions on the country\'s First Lady. AFP PHOTO/RICARDO GARCIA VILANOVA (Photo credit should read Ricardo Garcia Vilanova/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalSyrian rebel fighters play a game by candle light, due to electricity cuts on May 26, 2013 in Adana, near the northeastern city of Deir Ezzor. Syria\'s opposition denounced as \'too little, too late\' an EU decision to lift an arms embargo on rebels fighting the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. AFP PHOTO / RICARDO GARCIA VILANOVA (Photo credit should read Ricardo Garcia Vilanova/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalA member of Free Syrian Army gives some food to a Syrian refugee family as they wait to cross to Turkey at the border between Syria and Turkey on March 26, 2012. Syrian official media reported that Syrian border guards clashed with a group, seeking to enter the restive northwestern province of Idlib from Turkey, a number of whom were killed and wounded, while others fled to Turkey. AFP PHOTO/RICARDO GARCIA VILANOVA (Photo credit should read Ricardo Garcia Vilanova/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
A Free Syrian Army rebel fighter checks(10 of32)
Open Image ModalA Free Syrian Army rebel fighter checks the IDs of the passengers of a vehicle passing a checkpoint in the town of Taftanaz in the rebel stronghold province of Idlib on March 20, 2012. Fierce clashes raged across Syria despite a UN Security Council peace call, with 10 civilians on a bus trying to flee to Turkey among at least 26 people killed on March 22, 2012, monitors and activists said. AFP PHOTO/RICARDO GARCIA VILANOVA (Photo credit should read Ricardo Garcia Vilanova/AFP/GettyImages) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
Syrian relatives mourn during the funera(11 of32)
Open Image ModalSyrian relatives mourn during the funeral of 13-year-old Ahmad bin Muhsin Qarush on March 24, 2012, who was reportedly killed two days earlier in shelling by regime forces in the northwestern city of Sermin. Syrian forces bombed towns and clashed with rebels in several regions as activists said thousands staged anti-regime protests and the European Union slapped sanctions on the country\'s First Lady. AFP PHOTO/RICARDO GARCIA VILANOVA (Photo credit should read Ricardo Garcia Vilanova/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalSyrians mourn on March 24, 2012 for the 13-year-old, Ahmad bin Muhsin Qarush who was reportedly killed two days earlier in shelling by regime forces in the northwestern city of Sermin. Syrian forces bombed towns and clashed with rebels in several regions as activists said thousands staged anti-regime protests and the European Union slapped sanctions on the country\'s First Lady. AFP PHOTO/RICARDO GARCIA VILANOVA (Photo credit should read Ricardo Garcia Vilanova/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
Syrians prepare to bury 13-year-old Ahma(13 of32)
Open Image ModalSyrians prepare to bury 13-year-old Ahmad bin Muhsin Qarush during his funeral on March 24, 2012 who was reportedly killed two days earlier in shelling by regime forces in the northwestern city of Sermin. Syrian forces bombed towns and clashed with rebels in several regions as activists said thousands staged anti-regime protests and the European Union slapped sanctions on the country\'s First Lady. AFP PHOTO/RICARDO GARCIA VILANOVA (Photo credit should read Ricardo Garcia Vilanova/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
Syrians prepare to bury 13-year-old Ahma(14 of32)
Open Image ModalSyrians prepare to bury 13-year-old Ahmad bin Muhsin Qarush during his funeral on March 24, 2012 who was reportedly killed two days earlier in shelling by regime forces in the northwestern city of Sermin. Syrian forces bombed towns and clashed with rebels in several regions as activists said thousands staged anti-regime protests and the European Union slapped sanctions on the country\'s First Lady. AFP PHOTO/RICARDO GARCIA VILANOVA (Photo credit should read Ricardo Garcia Vilanova/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
A man gives bags of bread to customers a(15 of32)
Open Image ModalA man gives bags of bread to customers at a bakery run by the Free Syrian Army (FSA) in the northern city of Aleppo on August 13, 2012. Bags of eight pieces of bread were sold for 15 Syrian pounds (about a quarter US dollar). Syrian rebels claimed they downed a fighter jet in what would be a major coup for the opposition but the regime seized the upper hand in Aleppo as it advanced into a new rebel-held district. AFP PHOTO/PHIL MOORE (Photo credit should read PHIL MOORE/AFP/GettyImages) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
Anti-government Syrians take to the stre(16 of32)
Open Image ModalAnti-government Syrians take to the streets, waving old national flags, in the village of Kansafra in the Jabal al-Zawiya region of the northern province of Idlib on December 9, 2011. Syria appealed to the international community as well as Arab countries to help it find an \'honourable exit\' to the crisis it is facing, notably by stopping the flow of weapons into the country where according to UN claims, more than 4,000 people have been killed in a security force crackdown on dissent since mid-March. Arabic writing on the protester\'s white gown (L) reads: \'Death rather than humiliation.\' AFP PHOTO / RICARDO GARCIA VILANOVA (Photo credit should read Ricardo Garcia Vilanova/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT(17 of32)
Open Image ModalFighters from the Free Syrian Army (FSA) move food out of a make-shift storage centre prior to distributing it to local residents displaced by the clashes with forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in the Saif al-Dawla neighbourhood of Syria\'s northern city of Aleppo on August 21, 2012. At least 12 people were killed in a raid on a district of the capital, while fighter jets and artillery pummelled the northern city of Aleppo and rebels claimed seizing parts of a town on the Iraqi border, a watchdog said. AFP PHOTO / ZAC BAILLIE (Photo credit should read ZAC BAILLIE/AFP/GettyImages) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
Pro-reform Syrians take to the streets,(18 of32)
Open Image ModalPro-reform Syrians take to the streets, waving old national flags, in the village of Kansafra in the Jabal al-Zawiya region of the northern province of Idlib on December 9, 2011. Syria appealed to the international community as well as Arab countries to help it find an \'honourable exit\' to the crisis it is facing, notably by stopping the flow of weapons into the country where according to UN claims, more than 4,000 people have been killed in a security force crackdown on dissent since mid-March. AFP PHOTO / RICARDO GARCIA VILANOVA (Photo credit should read Ricardo Garcia Vilanova/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalArmed Syrian men, members of the rebel Free Syrian Army, gather in a mountainous area of the restive Idlib province in northwestern Syria on March 13, 2012. Some 100 fighters are gathered in this region, another hotspot of rebel operations against President Bashar al-Assad\'s regime. AFP PHOTO/RICARDO GARCIA VILANOVA (Photo credit should read Ricardo Garcia Vilanova/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalLibyan men react as the main fuel depot in Misrata, Libya burns after a bombing by pro-Gadhafi forces early Saturday, May 7, 2011. Witnesses say Gadhafi forces have bombed the main fuel depot in Misrata, intensifying the regime\'s campaign against the rebel-held city that has been under siege for over two months. (AP Photo/ Ricardo Garcia Vilanova) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Open Image ModalA Libyan man reacts as the main fuel depot in Misrata, Libya burns after a bombing by pro-Gadhafi forces early Saturday, May 7, 2011. Witnesses say Gadhafi forces have bombed the main fuel depot in Misrata, intensifying the regime\'s campaign against the rebel-held city that has been under siege for over two months. (AP Photo/ Ricardo Garcia Vilanova) (credit:Ricardo Garcia Vilanova/AP)
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Open Image ModalLibyan rebels ascend stairs after firing a rocket-propelled grenade towards pro-Gadhafi forces from a high vantage point, in Misrata, Libya, Sunday, May 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Ricardo Garcia Vilanova) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
A Libyan displaced girl cries as she hid(23 of32)
Open Image ModalA Libyan displaced girl cries as she hides with family members trapped in a house only five kms from the coastal city of Sirt, west of Tripoli, unable to move back or forward due to fiece battles on the frontline on September 21, 2011, the day NTC commander Ahmed Zlitni said that fighters loyal to Libya\'s new rulers were planning for a three-pronged attack on Moamer Kadhafi\'s hometown where he is thought to enjoy a broad base of support. AFP PHOTO/RICARDO GARCIA VILANOVA (Photo credit should read Ricardo Garcia Vilanova/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:RICARDO GARCIA VILANOVA via Getty Images)
Mideast Libya(24 of32)
Open Image ModalLibyan rebels inspect a house and take cover as incoming shelling from pro-Gadhafi forces impacts are heard outside, in Misrata, Libya Sunday, May 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Ricardo Garcia Vilanova) (credit:Ricardo Garcia Vilanova/AP)
Libyan displaced children are trapped wi(25 of32)
Open Image ModalLibyan displaced children are trapped with family members in a house only five kms from the coastal city of Sirt, west of Tripoli, unable to move backward or forward due to fiece battles on the frontline on September 21, 2011, the day NTC commander Ahmed Zlitni said that fighters loyal to Libya\'s new rulers were planning for a three-pronged attack on Moamer Kadhafi\'s hometown where he is thought to enjoy a broad base of support. AFP PHOTO/RICARDO GARCIA VILANOVA (Photo credit should read Ricardo Garcia Vilanova/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:RICARDO GARCIA VILANOVA via Getty Images)
Libyan al-Hassan family wait at a checkp(26 of32)
Open Image ModalLibyan al-Hassan family wait at a checkpoint to cross to Misrata after fleeing the Mediterranean city of Sirte, which is one of the final strongholds of fugitive leader Moamer Kadhafi, on September 22, 2011. AFP PHOTO/RICARDO GARCIA VILANOVA (Photo credit should read Ricardo Garcia Vilanova/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalDisplaced Libyan children are pictured inside a house some 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) away from the frontline in the Mediterranean city of Sirte, which is one of the final strongholds of fugitive leader Moamer Kadhafi, on September 22, 2011. AFP PHOTO/RICARDO GARCIA VILANOVA (Photo credit should read Ricardo Garcia Vilanova/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:RICARDO GARCIA VILANOVA via Getty Images)
Libyan rebel fighters are seen in a hous(28 of32)
Open Image ModalLibyan rebel fighters are seen in a house during clashes with soldiers loyal to leader Moamer Kadhafi in the town of Tawarga, some 48 kms form the restive city of Misrata, on May 16, 2011. AFP PHOTO/RICARDO GARCIA VILANOVA (Photo credit should read Ricardo Garcia Vilanova/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
A casualtiy is brought in from the front(29 of32)
Open Image ModalA casualtiy is brought in from the front line to a hospital in Misrata, Libya\'s third largest city, on September 20, 2011, as US President Barack Obama hails a \'new chapter\' for Libya as the victorious rebels\' red, black and green flag is hoisted at the United Nations ahead of its annual General Assembly. AFP PHOTO/RICARDO GARCIA VILANOVA (Photo credit should read Ricardo Garcia Vilanova/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalA Libyan National Trasitional Council (NTC) fighter react to incoming rockets in Sirte, one of former Libya\'s strongman Moamer Kadhafi\'s last strongholds on September 18, 2011. AFP PHOTO/ RICARDO GARCIA VILANOVA (Photo credit should read Ricardo Garcia Vilanova/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:RICARDO GARCIA VILANOVA via Getty Images)
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Open Image Modal(FILES) A picture taken on December 2, 2012, shows free-lance Spanish photographer Ricardo Garcia Vilanova taking pictures of children in Port Au Prince, the capital of Haiti, in an area receiving aid from a Catholic organisation. A radical group linked to Al-Qaeda kidnapped Vilanova and El Mundo correspondent Javier Espinosa on September 16, 2013 in Syria\'s Raqqa province, the Spanish daily newspaper reported on December 10. AFP PHOTO / JUAN CARLOS (Photo credit should read Juan CARLOS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUAN CARLOS via Getty Images)
Islamic State Hostages Glance(32 of32)
Open Image ModalFILE - This undated file picture released by the family of Ricardo Garcia-Vilanova, shows Spanish photographer Ricardo Garcia-Vilanova, right, walking next to a Syrian boy riding a bike in Aleppo, Syria. The Islamic State group has released several hostages, reportedly in exchange for ransom money. Three Spanish journalists were released in March after being held hostage for months. (AP Photo/Ricardo\'s Family, FIle) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)