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  • 30
    Nov
    2012
    9:27am, EST

    Living in rubble, through dark and cold nights in Syria

    Narciso Contreras / AP

    Night falls on a Syrian rebel-controlled area as destroyed buildings, including Dar Al-Shifa hospital, are seen on Sa'ar street after airstrikes targeted the area last week, killing dozens in Aleppo, Syria.

    Narciso Contreras / AP

    Men warm themselves by a fire in a Syrian rebel controlled area in where residents are trying to get back to their daily lives after months of heavy fighting in Aleppo, Syria.

    Narciso Contreras / AP

    On Sa'ar street in Aleppo, an apartment is illuminated by fire used to keep warm.

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    Hello America! When the central government get's too big and power is removed from the people..... guess what happens?

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  • 22
    Nov
    2012
    8:45pm, EST

    Congo army fights back, rebels hold Goma

    Dai Kurokawa / EPA

    M23 rebel fighters rush from Goma to the town of Sake to reinforce positions as residents of Sake flee with their belongings on the road between Goma and Sake in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Nov. 22, 2012. Many of the fleeing residents stopped at an internally displaced person camp between Sake and Goma.

    Reuters reports — Congolese troops fought back on Thursday against rebels who rejected calls from African leaders to quit the eastern city of Goma, captured earlier this week in a major upset that forced U.N. troops to withdraw.

    Thousands of people fled the area of clashes around the town of Sake, as M23 rebel fighters rushed from Goma to reinforce their positions against an army counter-offensive.

    Both sides claimed control of Sake as night fell on the troubled eastern area. There was no independent verification of who was holding the town.

    The M23 rebel movement, widely believed to be backed by Rwanda, has vowed to "liberate" all of the vast, resource-rich country after taking Goma, a provincial capital on the Rwandan border, ramping up tensions in a fragile region. Full story…

    Jerome Delay / AP

    Women run after Congolese soldiers and rebel fighters battle over the eastern Congolese town of Sake, Nov. 22. The woman in orange, identified as Mamou, said she lost her husband by a fatal wound to the head from incoming mortar rounds. Thousands fled the M23 controlled town as the militants seeking to overthrow the government vowed to push forward despite mounting international pressure.

    Phil Moore / AFP - Getty Images

    Thousands of Congolese flee the town of Sake, about 16 miles west of Goma, following fresh fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nov. 22.

    Phil Moore / AFP - Getty Images

    Congolese children sit on a step in front of M23 rebels in Sake, Nov. 22, 2012. Rebels took the town yesterday, but were engaged in heavy gunfighting this afternoon as government-allied militia tried to retake it.

    Dai Kurokawa / EPA

    A woman who fled her home in Sake emerges from a shelter at an internally displaced person camp in Mugunga, between Goma and Sake, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Nov. 22.

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    I guess if I were a gorilla I would kill all humans so that I and my fellow relatives could live in peace!

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  • 20
    Nov
    2012
    1:00pm, EST

    Violence continues in Israel and Gaza amid hopes of cease-fire

    Menahem Kahana / AFP - Getty Images

    Ronit Hakmon looks at her damaged home after it was hit by a rocket launched by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip in the southern Israeli city of Beer Sheva on Nov. 20. Israel put on hold its threatened Gaza ground offensive to give Egyptian-led truce talks a chance as top diplomats flew in to boost efforts to end nearly a week of cross-border violence.

    Mohammed Salem / Reuters

    Palestinians carry the bodies of two boys, Suhaib and Mohammed, right, Hejazi during their funeral in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip on Nov. 20. The two children and their father Fuad Hejazi were killed when an Israeli air strike in the Gaza town of Beit Lahiya crushed their home on Monday, the Hamas Health Ministry said.

    Uriel Sinai / Getty Images

    Sapir Hachmon and her boyfriend Ron Vachnish react as they enter her room after it was hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip on Nov. 20 in Beersheba, Israel. Hamas militants and Israel are continuing talks aimed at a ceasefire as the death toll in Gaza reaches over 100 with three Israelis also having been killed by rockets fired by Palestinian militants.

    Oliver Weiken / EPA

    Mourners attend the funeral of Salem Paul Sweliem in Gaza City on Nov. 20. He was reportedly killed in an air strike targeting a senior figure in Islamic Jihad's military branch, Ramez Harb, who also died in the strike. Israel pounded more than 100 targets in Gaza on the seventh day of its offensive, despite the arrival in the region of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle. Israeli aircraft, ships and artillery hit targets overnight including underground rocket launchers, tunnels and houses that the military said were 'hide-outs' or 'command centres' of Hamas leaders. Palestinians also fired at least 20 rockets at Israel since midnight.

    By NBC News staff and wire reports

    Since Israel launched its military campaign seven days ago in response to rocket fire, more than 100 people in Gaza and three people in Israel have been killed.

    Internationally, the main focus was on stopping the violence, and Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi hinted at a possible breakthrough Tuesday.

    Speaking at his sister's funeral in Egypt, Morsi said the "aggression on Gaza" would end Tuesday. He made the apparently off-the-cuff comments in front of mourners who had come to pay their respects, but did not elaborate. Several journalists traveling with Morsi confirmed he made the remark.

    In Jerusalem Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would be a “willing partner” in a cease-fire, but also issued a warning. Continue reading.

    Jim Hollander / EPA

    A religious Israeli man covers his head by the roadside, but continues to use his cellphone, on a road outside Beersheba, Israel, on Nov. 20, after hearing a siren sounding a 'Red Alert,' signalling a rocket attack. Palestinian militants fired at least 40 rockets at Israel early Tuesday, leaving one person injured and damaging property, Israeli police said in a statement. A volley of around 20 Grad rockets was fired at Beersheba, the largest city in the south. The armed wing of the Hamas movement, Qassam Brigades, claimed responsibility for the attacks. Four of the rockets landed in the city, while the rest either fell outside or were intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome defense system.

    Bernat Armangue / AP

    Palestinians children take cover in a U.N. operated school in Gaza City, on Nov. 20. Some Palestinians have evacuated their homes seeking shelter from Israeli airstrikes. In some areas in Gaza city, Israeli aircraft dropped leaflets asking them to evacuate their homes.

    Mohammed Saber / EPA

    Palestinian children watch the funeral of Foaad Hejaze and his two sons Mohammed Foaad Hejaze and Suhaib Foaad Hejaze from their house in the Jabaliya refugee camp in the northern Gaza strip on Nov. 20. Foaad Hejaze and his two sons were killed by an Israeli air strike which also left his wife injured.

    Ashraf Amra / AP

    Palestinian firefighters try to extinguish a fire in the National Islamic Bank, which was destroyed overnight in an Israeli strike, in Gaza City on Nov. 20. Early Tuesday, Israeli aircraft targeted another Hamas symbol of power, battering the headquarters of the bank senior Hamas officials set up to sidestep international sanctions on the militant group's rule.

    Danny Sasson / AFP - Getty Images

    An Israeli soldier evacuates a young girl from a site hit by a rocket launched by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip in the southern Israeli city of Beer Sheva on Nov. 20. Israeli leaders discussed an Egyptian plan for a truce with Gaza's ruling Hamas, reports said, before a mission by the UN chief to Jerusalem and as the toll from Israeli raids on Gaza rose over 100.

    Hatem Moussa / AP

    Palestinian children stand in the rubble left after an Israeli strike on a house in Gaza City, on Nov. 20.

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    The only Palestinians I feel sorry for are the children for they are being raised by people who would put Hamas in power and Hamas could care less about their children.

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  • 19
    Nov
    2012
    2:49pm, EST

    The battle for Maaret al-Numan: Syrian rebels gain ground in northwestern city

    Mustafa Karali / AP

    Free Syrian Army rebels take up positions along an embankment on the outskirts of the northwestern city of Maaret al-Numan, Syria on Nov. 17.

    Mustafa Karali / AP

    Rebels of the Free Syrian Army clean their weapons as airstrikes by the Syrian air force drive the rebels underground, in the northwestern city of Maaret al-Numan, Syria on Nov. 17.

    Mustafa Karali / AP

    A bomb explodes in the northwestern city of Maaret al-Numan, Syria on Nov. 17.

    After months of fierce fighting for control of the vital Aleppo-Damascus highway, rebels have succeeded in pushing the Syrian army out of the center of Maaret al-Numan located on the highway between Aleppo and Hama.

    --The Associated Press

    Editor's note: The Associated Press made these photos available to NBC News on Nov. 19.

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    A father comforts his son who has just undergone surgery for a bullet wound in his left shoulder outside a field hospital in the northwestern city of Maaret al-Numan, Syria on Nov. 18.

    Mustafa Karali / AP

    A Syrian man salvages furniture from his home that was destroyed in bombing by government forces, in the northwestern city of Maraat al-Numan, Syria on Nov. 17.

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    So not worry. America will be sending in the GOP/RNC to help the fight. The "Insane McCain Clan" is ready for getting into another war. The "Mickey Mouse Mitch McConnell Club" will also be air dropped in. They are ready to go, and one will find them to be completely nuts. Not to be out done! Here co …

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  • 19
    Nov
    2012
    4:09pm, EST

    Hasidic Jews dance with Israeli soldiers near the Gaza Strip

    Nir Elias / Reuters

    A Hasidic Jewish man, from the Breslov sect, holds an Israeli flag as he dances with Israeli troops during a visit to support the soldiers, near the border with the Gaza Strip on Nov. 19. Israel bombed dozens of targets in Gaza on Monday and said that while it was prepared to step up its offensive by sending in troops, it preferred a diplomatic solution that would end Palestinian rocket fire from the enclave.

    Hasidic Jews, from the Breslov sect, danced with Israeli troops during a visit to support the soldiers, near the border with the Gaza Strip on Nov. 19. Israel bombed dozens of targets in Gaza on Monday and said that while it was prepared to step up its offensive by sending in troops, it preferred a diplomatic solution that would end Palestinian rocket fire from the enclave.

    -- Reuters

    Nir Elias / Reuters

    Israeli troops cheer as a Hasidic Jewish man, from the Breslov sect, dances during a visit to support the soldiers, near the border with the Gaza Strip on Nov. 19.

    Yannis Behrakis / Reuters

    Hasidic Jewish men, from the Breslov sect, ride on a van with Israeli flags during a visit to support the soldiers, near the border with the Gaza Strip, visible in the background, on Nov. 19.

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    Very nice!

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  • 16
    Nov
    2012
    11:46am, EST

    NBC's Ayman Mohyeldin answers questions about Israel-Gaza conflict

    Ariel Schalit / AP

    Israeli soldiers work on their a tanks in a staging ground near the border with Gaza Strip, southern Israel, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. Fierce clashes between Israeli forces and Gaza militants are continuing for the third day.(AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

    Israel started drafting 16,000 reserve troops on Friday as Egypt's prime minister visited the Gaza Strip to show support for Palestinians amid a cross-border conflict with Hamas militants that risks spiraling into an all-out war. 

    NBC's Ayman Mohyeldin is in Gaza, where a temporary cease-fire declared by Israel at Egypt's request collapsed after both sides accused the other of violating it. Earlier today Ayman answered questions from our online audience about the Israel-Gaza conflict. Please click on the box below to read a transcript. 

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    It's hard for me to take anything NBC discusses about this seriously -- their latest headline (Andrea Mitchell reports) is "Is Israel endangering its own people?" REALLY??? Did nbc somehow forget that there have been over 12000 missiles fired at Israeli citizens in the last several years?? Andrea …

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  • 16
    Nov
    2012
    8:43am, EST

    Relentless Afghan conflict leaves traumatized generation

    Adnan Abidi / Reuters

    Patients sit inside their ward at a mental hospital in Kabul on November 11, 2012. The war in Afghanistan is creating a generation of people mentally damaged by their exposure to incessant conflict, a buildup of problems which could undermine the country's reconstruction and development efforts.

    Reuters reports — On a low bed in a quiet, all-female hospital ward, a depressed Afghan teenager huddles silently under blankets, her mother close by. In a nearby room are men suffering from schizophrenia, delusions of persecution and power, anxiety and panic disorders.

    As Taliban regroup, victims battle for 'free' Afghanistan

    Among them are some of the unseen victims of the war in Afghanistan: a generation of people mentally damaged by their exposure to incessant conflict.

    Adnan Abidi / Reuters

    Ghazia Sadid, 26, a patient suffering from depression, speaks during an interview with Reuters at a mental hospital in Kabul on November 14, 2012.

    Slideshow: Afghanistan: Nation at a crossroads

    Aref Karimi / AFP - Getty Images

    More than ten years after the beginning of the war, Afghanistan faces external pressure to reform as well as ongoing internal conflicts.

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    Ghazia Sadid, a 26-year-old mother, endured depression for years after a family member was killed in a bomb attack, and she fled her home in fear of more violence.

    "I still hear the sounds of explosions. I still remember the fighting, but since I have come here my behavior has changed," she said, speaking at the Kabul Mental Health Hospital, a green-walled building on the outskirts of the city.

    "I was totally lost and my life was over. After two years of treatment, now I love my children," she said. "I loved them then too, but in my imagination I had done something wrong." Read the full story.

    When the war comes home: Watch a video about U.S. soldiers' struggles with PTSD and other mental issues after returning from Afghanistan

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    Adnan Abidi / Reuters

    A patient scribbles on his hand as he sits inside his ward at a mental hospital in Kabul on November 11, 2012.

    Adnan Abidi / Reuters

    Patients sit inside their ward at a mental hospital in Kabul on November 11, 2012.

     

     

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    Before the followers of Islamic cult set their feet, Afghan and Paki regions were quite prosperous. Muslim extremists can't even tolerating Buddha's statue in Afghanistan. Islamic heroin addiction in both Pakistan and Afghanistan are responsible for the mess! As nicely shown in this article, Muslims …

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  • 12
    Nov
    2012
    7:13am, EST

    Israel warns of tough response after Gaza rocket hits house

    Amir Cohen / Reuters

    A baby is seen at a broken window after a rocket fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza hit a house in the southern Israeli town of Netivot on November 12, 2012, causing damage but no injuries.

    The  Gaza strip – Israeli border -- a border rarely at peace, is moving closer to war. Mortar fire from Syria hit an Israeli army base in the Golan Heights over the weekend. Israel retaliated by targeting Syrian artillery. NBC's John Ray reports.  

    Reuters reports — A Palestinian rocket fired from the Gaza Strip struck a house in southern Israel on Monday, causing damage but no injuries, and Israeli officials quickly warned of a tough response to the latest surge in violence.

    The rocket hit the town of Netivot, ending a brief overnight lull to three days of fighting, which has left six Palestinians dead, including four civilians, and 40 wounded. Eight Israelis have also been wounded in the cross-border attacks.

    "We have a full box of tools ... that we have not yet used," Israeli Vice Prime Minister Moshe Yaalon told Army Radio. "We will need to toughen our response until Hamas says 'enough' and ends the fire." Read the full story.

    Amir Cohen / Reuters

    Tami Shadadi surveys the damage to her house in the southern Israeli town of Sderot on November 12, 2012, after it was hit by a rocket fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza the previous day.

    Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / Reuters

    Relatives of Palestinian Matter Abu al-Atta, who was killed in Israeli shelling on Saturday, mourn during his funeral in Gaza City on November 11, 2012. Israel said it was poised to escalate attacks on the Gaza Strip on Sunday following a surge of rocket and mortar salvoes by Hamas and other factions in the Palestinian enclave.

    Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / Reuters

    A Palestinian walks near a factory after it was hit by an Israeli tank shell in the northern Gaza Strip on November 11, 2012.

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    Pictures of Palestinians wailing about damage caused by Israeli response to their attacks on Israel? Wake up folks. If you don't want the war you started, you have the power to stop it.

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  • 24
    Oct
    2012
    12:45pm, EDT

    Violence erupts in Gaza, Israel after Qatari leader's visit

    Suhaib Salem / Reuters

    Palestinian relatives of Hamas gunman Ismail al-Tille mourn during his funeral in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip on Oct. 24. Raids by Israel on Tuesday killed three members of the Islamist group, one of them al-Tille, in control of the coastal territory. Israel killed another Hamas gunman in its second round of air strikes in as many days on the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, responding to rocket fire at its southern towns that wounded three people.

    Violence erupted between Palestinians and Israelis after a visit from the Qatari leader on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press. Palestinian militants hit Israel with dozens of rockets on Wednesday, prompting Israeli air strikes.

    Reuters reports -- Israel killed a Hamas gunman in its second round of air strikes in as many days on the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, responding to rocket fire at its southern towns that wounded three people.

    Separate raids by Israel on Tuesday killed three members of the Islamist group in control of the coastal territory. The Israeli military said the strikes were in response to a total of 60 rockets that have been fired at Israel this past month.

    The strikes followed a visit by the Emir of Qatar which broke the isolation of the Hamas leadership of Gaza, dismaying Israel and rival, Western-backed Palestinian leaders. Read the full story.

    Hatem Moussa / AP

    Palestinian mourners gather around the body of Hamas militant Loay Abu Jarad during his funeral in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, on Oct. 24. Militants from Gaza's ruling Hamas movement and other gunmen pummeled southern Israel with dozens of rockets and mortars early Wednesday and two Palestinians died of wounds sustained in Israeli airstrikes, in a sharp escalation of violence following a landmark visit to Gaza by the leader of Qatar.

    Suhaib Salem / Reuters

    A Palestinian boy watches the funeral of Hamas gunman Ismail al-Tille in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip on Oct. 24. Separate raids by Israel on Tuesday killed three members of the Islamist group, one of them al-Tille, in control of the coastal territory.

    The Israeli air strikes were in response to rocket attacks from Palestinian militants.

    Amir Cohen / Reuters

    Trails of smoke are seen after the launch of rockets from the northern Gaza strip towards Israel Oct. 24. Palestinians fired dozens of rockets into Israel from Gaza on Wednesday and an Israeli air strike killed a militant in a surge of violence after the Emir of Qatar embraced the enclave's Hamas leadership with a visit.

    Ariel Schalit / AP

    An Israeli man surveys the damage of his house after a rocket fired by Palestinian militants hit a community along the Israel Gaza Border, southern Israel, Oct. 24. Rockets and mortars from Gaza have pummeled southern Israel, drawing Israeli airstrikes that killed a Palestinian militant. The Israeli military said 60 rockets and mortars were fired by early morning Wednesday, following a volley the night before and that Israeli aircraft struck Gaza three times.

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    How long will NBC continue to cast images of terrorists as victims are martyrs??!! These people have had over 6 years of autonomy to create a society where they can be independent and come make a real peace with Israel, yet all they do is hate, indoctrinate terrorists and instill jihad into the brai …

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  • 15
    Oct
    2012
    5:26pm, EDT

    Syrian rebels use catapult to launch homemade bomb

    Photos by Asmaa Waguih / Reuters

    Members of the Free Syrian Army use a catapult to launch a homemade bomb during clashes with pro-government soldiers in the city of Aleppo, on Oct. 15.

    Reuters reports -- International peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi appealed to Iran to help arrange a ceasefire in Syria during the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha as rebels and government forces fought street by street and village by village on Monday.

    Brahimi made the request in talks with Iranian leaders on Sunday in Tehran, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's closest regional ally in his campaign to crush a 19-month-old uprising. The veteran Algerian diplomat said the civil war in Syria was getting worse by the day and stressed the urgent need to stop the bloodshed, his spokesman said on Monday.

    He suggested the truce be held during the Eid holiday, which starts around October 25 and lasts several days. It would "help create an environment that would allow a political process to develop." Read the full story.

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    LOL.....Now I have seen it all. What next? Boiling oil from the walls...ahahahahahaha Maybe they should build a wooden horse and hide inside until the Government troops are asleep.........

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  • 15
    Oct
    2012
    4:01pm, EDT

    Peace after 43 years? Filipinos renew hope for reconciliation

    Rolex Dela Pena / EPA

    Filipinos supporting a framework peace agreement react after hearing news of its signing in Manila, Philippines, Oct. 15. The Philippine government and the country's largest Muslim rebel group on Oct. 15 signed a preliminary peace pact aimed at ending a 43-year rebellion in the troubled south. The framework agreement calls for the establishment of a new autonomous region to be called Bangsamoro, which means Muslim nation, in the southern region of Mindanao by 2016.

    Cheryl Ravelo / Reuters

    Moro Islamic Liberation Front Peace Panel Chief Mohagher Iqbal, left, exchanges documents with Philippine government chief peace negotiator Marvic Leonen, right, after signing a peace deal at the Malacanang palace in Manila Oct. 15. Joining them to witness the signing are Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak, back left, Malaysian peace facilitator Dato' Tengku Abdul Ghafar Tengku Mohamed, center, and Philippine President Benigno Aquino, back right.

    Rolex Dela Pena / EPA

    Filipinos supporting a framework peace agreement use a smartphone to watch a broadcast of its signing in Manila, Philippines, Oct. 15.

    Reuters reports -- The Philippine government and the country's largest Muslim rebel group signed a peace deal on Monday that serves as a road map to forming a new autonomous region in the south, a step towards ending more than 40 years of conflict.

    President Benigno Aquino and Ebrahim Murad, head of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), held one-on-one talks before the signing of the landmark framework agreement.

    "Much work remains to be done in order to fully reap the fruits of this framework agreement. We have commitments to fulfill, people to lead, and dreams to achieve," Aquino said before the signing ceremony at the Malacanang palace. "We are committed to enabling our partners to transform themselves to a genuine political party that can help facilitate the region's transition towards a truly peaceful and progressive place," he said. Read the full story.

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    Karlos Manlupig / AP

    Members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front shout "Allahu Akhbar," or God is great, as they gather at their stronghold at Camp Darapanan in Maguindanao province, southern Philippines, to coincide with the tentative signing of the agreement on Oct. 15.

    Aaron Favila / AP

    A Filipino Muslim woman flashes peace signs after hearing news of the signing of a preliminary peace pact during a rally outside the gates of the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines on Oct. 15.

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  • 8
    Oct
    2012
    6:15pm, EDT

    Syrian refugees find respite near the Turkish border

    Maysun / EPA

    Syrian refugee children play on slide put up for them in a refugee camp at the Syrian-Turkish border near Azaz, Syria, Oct. 7, 2012. The makeshift refugee camp is reported to be growing daily, housing several thousand refugees under poor sanitary conditions and under the control of the Free Syrian Army.

    Maysun / EPA

    Syrian refugee boys fill bottles with water in an abandoned storage house which is part of a refugee camp at the Syrian-Turkish border near Azaz, Syria, Oct. 7.

    A makeshift refugee camp in the vicinity of Azaz, Syria is reported to be housing several thousand refugees under poor sanitary conditions and under the control of the Free Syrian Army. While residents keep fleeing the embattled areas, rebels claim gains in northern parts of the country along the border with Turkey. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition group, said the rebels now control a larger number of towns in the north.

    --Reported by the European Press Agency

    Meanwhile, tensions between Syria and Turkey are high as the two countries exchange fire across the border.

    EDITOR'S NOTE: The European Press Agency made these Oct. 7 images available to NBC News on Oct. 8.

    Maysun / EPA

    A Syrian refugee woman tends to her crying baby as her family sits on the ground in a refugee camp at the Syrian-Turkish border near Azaz, Syria, Oct. 7.

    Maysun / EPA

    A Syrian refugee sits amidst a pile of belongings, waiting for permission to enter Turkey, at the Syrian-Turkish border near Azaz, Syria, Oct. 7.

    Previously on PhotoBlog:

    • Turkish soldiers secure border with Syria

    • Overcome with grief, Syrian man drops to his knees holding his dead son

    • Inside Syria with Ann Curry

    • The fragility of life in Syria's borderlands

    • Amid Syria's civil war violence, a strange calm in the capital

    • Turkish hospital gives Syrian refugees a place to heal

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