SYRIA-CONFLICT

SYRIA-CONFLICT

A Syrian rebel aims his weapon as he takes position behind a makeshift barricade during clashes with regime forces in the Salaheddine district of Aleppo in northern Syria on March 16, 2013. As Syria’s devastating conflict enters its third year, Britain and France are struggling to persuade their EU partners to ease the bloc’s embargo and allow arms shipments to the rebels. AFP PHOTO/JM LOPEZ