Syrians walk along a severely damaged road in the northeastern city of Deir Ezzor on January 4, 2014. Syrian rebels have united to kill and capture dozens of jihadists in a new “revolution” against an Al-Qaeda affiliate they accuse of worse abuses than the hated President Bashar al-Assad, activists said. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD ABOUD
Leaders of the rebel Free Syrian Army in the eastern oil hub of Deir Ezzor are in a quandary
The army aims to take total control of Damascus
The Observatory says more than 36,000 people have died since the uprising against Assad’s rule broke out in March 2011
The rebel Free Syrian Army claimed the downing of a MiG jet west of Aleppo.
