In this Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, photo, Syrian men, who fled their homes with their families due to government airstrikes and took refuge in a school, play volleyball in a field in Maaret Misreen, near Idlib, Syria. The town is broke, relying on a slowing trickle of local donations. The rebels, a motley crew of laborers, mechanics and shopowners, have little experience in government. President Bashar Assad’s troops still control the city of Idlib a few miles away, making area roads unsafe and keeping Maaret Misreen cut off from most of Syria.
In this Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, photo, a Syrian rebel holds his friend’s daughter while sitting on a roadside in Maaret Misreen, near Idlib, Syria.
In this Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, photo, oranges are displayed for sale by a Syrian vendor, not pictured, at a roadside in Maaret Misreen, near Idlib, Syria. <AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen>
