SYRIA-CONFLICT

A rebel fighter aims his rifle from behind a wall as he holds a position on April 13, 2014 in the outskirts of the village Papoulan, in Idlib province. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that the war that has torn Syria apart for three years and cost more than 150,000 lives is turning in the government’s favour, state news agency SANA reported. AFP PHOTO/HASS NEWS/ALI NASSER