An up-close account of death in Damascus —
Photographer Goran Tomasevic, <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.reuters.com%2Fphotographers-blog%2F2013%2F01%2F30%2Fdeadly-sniper-shot-through-the-lens%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">embedded with the Free Syrian Army</a>, captured an intense firefight and the death of a rebel fighter in Damascus on Wednesday, January 30. Here, a Free Syrian Army fighter gestures in front of a burning barricade during heavy fighting in the Ain Tarma neighborhood of Damascus.
Death in Damascus: An up-close account —
Photographer Goran Tomasevic, embedded with the Free Syrian Army, captured an intense firefight and the death of a rebel fighter in Damascus on Wednesday, January 30. Here, a Free Syrian Army fighter gestures in front of a burning barricade during heavy fighting in the Ain Tarma neighborhood of Damascus.
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Rebel fighters look back as they stand in front of a burning barricade during heavy fighting.
Death in Damascus: An up-close account —
Rebel fighters look back as they stand in front of a burning barricade during heavy fighting.
GORAN TOMASEVIC /REUTERS /LANDOV
A rebel fighter fires a rocket-propelled grenade during heavy fighting.
Death in Damascus: An up-close account —
A rebel fighter fires a rocket-propelled grenade during heavy fighting.
GORAN TOMASEVIC /REUTERS /LANDOV
Fighters run for cover as a tank shell explodes.
Death in Damascus: An up-close account —
Fighters run for cover as a tank shell explodes.
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Men shield their heads from debris.
Death in Damascus: An up-close account —
Men shield their heads from debris.
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Fighters run through the debris.
Death in Damascus: An up-close account —
Fighters run through the debris.
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Rebel fighters prepare to attack a Syrian Army checkpoint in Ain Tarma.
Death in Damascus: An up-close account —
Rebel fighters prepare to attack a Syrian Army checkpoint in Ain Tarma.
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Free Syrian Army fighters take position just before being hit by Syrian Army sniper fire.
Death in Damascus: An up-close account —
Free Syrian Army fighters take position just before being hit by Syrian Army sniper fire.
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Fighters, right, lie on the ground while being shot by snipers.
Death in Damascus: An up-close account —
Fighters, right, lie on the ground while being shot by snipers.
GORAN TOMASEVIC /REUTERS /LANDOV
Snipers shot two men within moments of each other.
Death in Damascus: An up-close account —
Snipers shot two men within moments of each other.
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A wounded man is dragged away.
Death in Damascus: An up-close account —
A wounded man is dragged away.
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The wounded man is pulled by his jacket.
Death in Damascus: An up-close account —
The wounded man is pulled by his jacket.
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Men push their comrade through a building.
Death in Damascus: An up-close account —
Men push their comrade through a building.
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The fighter died soon after being dragged through the rubble.
Death in Damascus: An up-close account —
The fighter died soon after being dragged through the rubble.
GORAN TOMASEVIC /REUTERS /LANDOV
Free Syrian Army men carry their comrade.
Death in Damascus: An up-close account —
Free Syrian Army men carry their comrade.
GORAN TOMASEVIC /REUTERS /LANDOV
A wounded Free Syrian Army fighter cries after hearing that his friend has died.
Death in Damascus: An up-close account —
A wounded Free Syrian Army fighter cries after hearing that his friend has died.
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