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1 of 10. Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks to the new government in Damascus in this handout photo distributed by Syrian News Agency (SANA) June 26, 2012.
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad declared on Tuesday that his country was at war and ordered his new government to spare no effort to achieve victory, as the worst fighting of the 16-month conflict reached the outskirts of the capital
Credit: Reuters/SANA/Handout
BOliver Holmes
BEIRUT
Tue Jun 26, 2012 6:40pm EDT
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