Updated: June 03, 2013, 12:00 AM
In pictures: Hardship on the streets of Syria as politics continue
A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Ahmed Sheikh Abdul Qader (L) taking the oath of office as governor of Latakia in front of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on June 2, 2013. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said that a peace conference on Syria in Geneva could take place in July, later than previously expected. AFP PHOTO / SANA == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / SANA" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS == *** Local Caption *** 250821-01-08.jpg
Syrian President Bashar Assad on Thursday was quoted as saying his regime has received from Russia a first shipment of sophisticated anti-aircraft missiles — game-changing weapons that are bound to further raise regional tension, particularly with Israe???
Fadi Kerkoz mourning next to a body of his brother Shadi Kerkoz, who was killed in a battle against Syrian forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the town of Qusair, near the Lebanon border, Homs province, Syria, Sunday, June 2, 2013. Syrian re???
Free Syrian Army fighters rest at their base in Aleppo's Karm al-Jabal district, June 2, 2013. REUTERS / Muzaffar Salman
A Free Syrian Army fighter inspects his weapon in Aleppo's Karm al-Jabal district, June 2, 2013. REUTERS / Muzaffar Salman
A Free Syrian Army fighter carrying his weapons walks out from a hole in a wall in Aleppo's Karm al-Jabal district, June 2, 2013. REUTERS / Muzaffar Salman
A boy drinks water from a burst water pipe in Aleppo's Karm al-Jabal district, June 2, 2013. REUTERS / Muzaffar Salman
Burton resident Carole Mansfield, 72, reflects on the life of her granddaughter Nicole Mansfield, who was killed in Syria on Wednesday by government forces, at her home Friday morning, May 31, 2013. AP Photo/The Flint Journal, Jake May