Reported bodies of Syrian pro-government forces wrapped in plastic bags lie on the ground as emergency personnel inspect them on February 23, 2015 in the rebel-held side of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. These members of the pro-government forces were reportedly killed during an army offensive to encircle the rebel-held east of Aleppo and were found in the northern village of Rityan. Last week's heavy fighting around Aleppo claimed the lives of 129 loyalists and 116 rebels, including an Al-Nusra commander, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. AFP PHOTO / AMC / ZEIN AL-RIFAI == GRAPHIC CONTENT (Photo credit should read ZEIN AL-RIFAI/AFP/Getty Images)
