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Mustafa al-Haj

Mustafa al-Haj

Feb 12, 2015

Residents warm themselves by a fire on New Year's Eve in eastern al-Ghouta, near Damascus December 31, 2014. Residents have been facing an electricity blackout for 2 years, activists said. Picture taken December 31, 2014. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh (SYRIA - Tags: SOCIETY) - RTR4JSA6 — Residents warm themselves by a fire on New Year's Eve in eastern Ghouta, near Damascus, Dec. 31, 2014. — REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh

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A mortar shell is seen among debris after six mortar bombs landed in the Jaramana district of southeast Damascus October 31, 2013, in this handout picture released by Syria's national news agency SANA. The mortar bombs killed at least two people and wounded fifteen on Thursday when they exploded on the edge of the Syrian capital Damascus, state media said. REUTERS/SANA/Handout via Reuters (SYRIA - Tags: CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ON

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Rebel fighters demonstrate their skill with their weapons during a military display as part of a graduation ceremony at a camp in eastern al-Ghouta, near Damascus September 4, 2014. The newly graduated rebel fighters, who went through military training, will join the "Al-Habib al-Mustafa" Brigades. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT) - RTR44WPX

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