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Syrian deputy foreign minister says peace talks to start in Jan.

DAMASCUS, Syria - Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad gives an interview to Kyodo News in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 29, 2014. Mekdad said that peace talks between the Syrian government and opposition groups will be held in Moscow from Jan. 27 to 29.

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Ration distribution point in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria - Men receive relief goods such as cooking oil and a bag of rice at a ration distribution point in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 2, 2014.

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Fresh market in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria - People buy fruits at a fresh food market in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 3, 2014.

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Kerosene shortage in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria - A man shops for a wood stove instead of a kerosene heater (R) at a hardware market in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 2, 2014. In addition to the limited food supply, Syrians are facing a petroleum shortage due to the prolonged civil war.

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Damascus shopping street crowded with people

DAMASCUS, Syria - A shopping street in Damascus is crowded with people in this file photo taken on Sept. 29, 2014.

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Shoppers at market in Damascus

DAMASCUS, Syria - A market in the old part of Damascus, Syria, is crowded with shoppers on July 7, 2014.

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Unrest in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria - Photo shows refugees waiting outside a meal distribution center in Damascus, Syria, on March 12, 2014.

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Unrest in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria - Photo shows refugees waiting outside a meal distribution center in Damascus, Syria, on March 12, 2014.

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Unrest in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria - Photo shows a sparsely crowded downtown area of Damascus, Syria, on March 11, 2014.

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Damascus, Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria - Photo taken March 12, 2014, in Damascus, Syria, shows a new portrait of the country's President Bashar al-Assad.

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Damascus, Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria - Photo taken March 13, 2014, shows traffic jam in central Damascus, Syria.

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Christmas in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria - A chorus is performed to celebrate Christmas at a church in a Christian area of Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 20, 2013, amid the civil war raging there.

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Christmas in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria - A man stands by a Christmas tree at a church in a Christian area in the suburbs of Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 20, 2013, amid the civil war raging there.

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Syria's displaced children

CAIRO, Egypt - Photo taken in Damascus, Syria, on Sept. 27, 2013, shows children waiting for food provided near a center for people who have fled their homes amid the civil war.

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Syrian deputy foreign minister

DAMASCUS, Syria - Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad is interviewed by Kyodo News in Damascus, Syria, on Oct. 7, 2013.

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Human shields in Damascus

DAMASCUS, Syria - Human shields hold signs protesting against the United States on Mt. Qasioun, where a key military complex is based, in Damascus, Syria, on Sept. 21, 2013.

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Mt. Qasioun in Damascus

DAMASCUS, Syria - Photo shows Mt. Qasioun, where a key military complex is based, in Damascus, Syria, on Sept. 21, 2013.

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Human shields in Damascus

DAMASCUS, Syria - Human shields hold signs protesting against the United States on Mt. Qasioun, where a key military complex is based, in Damascus, Syria, on Sept. 21, 2013.

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Mosque in Damascus

DAMASCUS, Syria - Muslims attend a Friday prayer meeting at Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, on Sept. 20, 2013.

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U.N. on Syria

NEW YORK, United States - British Ambassador to the United Nations Mark Lyall Grant speaks at a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 16, 2013. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon the same day turned in a report to the Security Council in which a team of experts concluded sarin nerve gas had been used on civilians in an attack the previous month in the suburbs of Damascus, Syria.

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U.N. on Syria

NEW YORK, United States - U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power speaks at a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 16, 2013. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon the same day turned in a report to the Security Council in which a team of experts concluded sarin nerve gas had been used on civilians in an attack the previous month in the suburbs of Damascus, Syria.

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U.N. on Syria

NEW YORK, United States - Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin speaks at a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 16, 2013. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon the same day turned in a report to the Security Council in which a team of experts concluded sarin nerve gas had been used on civilians in an attack the previous month in the suburbs of Damascus, Syria.

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U.N. on Syria

NEW YORK, United States - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (L) speaks at a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 16, 2013. Ban the same day turned in a report to the Security Council in which a team of experts concluded sarin nerve gas had been used on civilians in an attack the previous month in the suburbs of Damascus, Syria. To the right is Ake Sellstrom, head of the U.N. inspection team.

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Life in Damascus

DAMASCUS, Syria - Photo shows smoke, believed to have been caused by fighting, rising in the south of Damascus, Syria, on Sept. 1, 2013, amid a civil war in the country.

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Life in Damascus

DAMASCUS, Syria - A leather craftsman uses a sewing machine at a shop in a craftwork market in Damascus, Syria, on Sept. 2, 2013, amid a civil war in the country.

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Life in Damascus

DAMASCUS, Syria - Pedestrians walk by piles of sandbags at a military station set up inside the Midhat Basha market in Damascus, Syria, on Sept. 2, 2013, amid a civil war in the country.

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Life in Damascus

DAMASCUS, Syria - Children stand around a street stall selling toys in Damascus, Syria, on Aug. 29, 2013, amid a civil war in the country.

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Life in Damascus

DAMASCUS, Syria - Photo shows a craftwork market, where many shops are shuttered due to a dearth of customers, in Damascus, Syria, on Sept. 2, 2013, amid a civil war in the country.

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Life in Damascus

DAMASCUS, Syria - Muslims attend a Friday prayer meeting at Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, on Aug. 30, 2013, amid a civil war in the country.

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Syria in tensions

DAMASCUS, Syria - Shoppers form a line at a bakery in Damascus, Syria, on Aug. 30, 2013.

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Syria in tensions

DAMASCUS, Syria - Photo shows Bab Sreijeh market in Damascus, Syria, on Aug. 30, 2013.

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Syria in tensions

DAMASCUS, Syria - Photo shows Bab Sreijeh market in Damascus, Syria, on Aug. 30, 2013.

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Syria in tensions

DAMASCUS, Syria - A United Nations motorcade leave a hotel in Damascus, Syria, on Aug. 31, 2013, carrying U.N. experts who investigated an alleged chemical weapons attack near Damascus.

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Syria in tensions

DAMASCUS, Syria - Muslims attend a Friday prayer meeting at Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, on Aug. 30, 2013.

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Syria in tensions

DAMASCUS, Syria - Muslims attend a Friday prayer meeting at Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, on Aug. 30, 2013.

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Syria in tensions

DAMASCUS, Syria - Muslims attend a Friday prayer meeting at Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, on Aug. 30, 2013.

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Syria in tensions

DAMASCUS, Syria - Photo shows a military checkpoint on a road leading to the Ghouta area in the suburbs of Damascus, Syria, on Aug. 28, 2013. Chemical attacks are believed to have taken place in the Ghouta area on Aug. 21, 2013.

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Syria in tensions

DAMASCUS, Syria - Photo shows Abbasiyyin Square near the Ghouta area in the suburbs of Damascus, Syria, on Aug. 28, 2013. Chemical attacks are believed to have taken place in the Ghouta area on Aug. 21, 2013.

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Syria turmoil

DAMASCUS, Syria - A man shows fixtures of a house damaged by a car bomb attack in Damascus, Syria, on March 19, 2013.

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Syria turmoil

DAMASCUS, Syria - A funeral is held at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, on March 23, 2013, for Sunni cleric Mohamed Saeed al-Bouti and his grandson, who died in a suicide bombing.

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Damascus before Ramadan

DAMASCUS, Syria - People shop at a market in the old city of Damascus, Syria, on July 16, 2012, days before the beginning of Ramadan.

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Damascus before Ramadan

DAMASCUS, Syria - People shop at a market in the old city of Damascus, Syria, on July 16, 2012, days before the beginning of Ramadan.

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Fighting in Damascus

DAMASCUS, Syria - Photo taken July 16, 2012, shows a blocked highway (below) against a backdrop of black smoke in southern Damascus. Fighting between the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government and rebels erupted the same day in the Syrian capital.

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Syria unrest

DAMASCUS, Syria - Photo shows damage by suicide bombings in Damascus, Syria, on May 10, 2012.

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Syria unrest

DAMASCUS, Syria - Security officials examine cars burned by suicide bombings in Damascus, Syria, on May 10, 2012.

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Syria unrest

DAMASCUS, Syria - Cars carrying members of a U.N. truce-monitoring team leave a U.N. office in Damascus, Syria, on May 8, 2012.

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Syria unrest

DAMASCUS, Syria - Photo shows a truck destroyed in a bomb attack in Damascus, Syria on May 10, 2012.

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Bomb blasts in Damascus

DAMASCUS, Syria - Norwegian Maj. Gen. Robert Mood (C), head of a U.N. truce-monitoring team, speaks with reporters on May 10, 2012, as he visits the site of an explosion following two bomb blasts in Damascus, Syria, the same day.

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Bomb blasts in Damascus

DAMASCUS, Syria - Photo taken on May 10, 2012, shows a damaged security facility and a crater on a road following two bomb blasts in Damascus, Syria, the same day.

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Bomb blasts in Damascus

DAMASCUS, Syria - Photo taken on May 10, 2012, shows the wreckage of a car following two bomb blasts in Damascus, Syria, the same day.