see more

A man sits by the hospital bed of a man allegedly injured when an armed group seized rooftops in some districts of the Northern city of Latakia, some 350 km northwest Damascus on March 27, 2011, opening fire at passers-by, citizens and security forces personnel according to official sources. Syrian security forces strove to restore order in the northern city of Latakia, after two days of chaos that left 15 dead and more than 150 injured in a wave of unrest that has put President Bashar al-Assad under unprecedented pressure.AFP PHOTO / ANWAR AMRO (Photo credit should read ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)

A man sits by the hospital bed of a man allegedly injured when an armed group seized rooftops in some districts of the Northern city of Latakia, some 350 km northwest Damascus on March 27, 2011, opening fire at passers-by, citizens and security forces personnel according to official sources.  Syrian security forces strove to restore order in the northern city of Latakia, after two days of chaos that left 15 dead and more than 150 injured in a wave of unrest that has put President Bashar al-Assad under unprecedented pressure.AFP PHOTO / ANWAR AMRO (Photo credit should read ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)