![Syrian National Council's first congress Syrian National Council's first congress](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/4-10-img1670.jpg?itok=hDjpkQ78)
Syrian National Council's first congress
Bassma Kodmani, Burhan Ghalioun and Haitham al-Maleh, all seated, at the Syrian National Council's first congress in Tunis in December 2011.
![A Free Syrian Army fighter prepares to shot an RPG on the Syrian Army in Homs Source: photo by Bo Yaser A Free Syrian Army fighter prepares to shot an RPG on the Syrian Army in Homs Source: photo by Bo Yaser](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/4-10-img1675.jpg?itok=snTZRz6j)
A Free Syrian Army fighter prepares to shot an RPG on the Syrian Army in Homs
![An opposition demonstration in Homs in February 2012 Source: photo by Bo Yaser An opposition demonstration in Homs in February 2012 Source: photo by Bo Yaser](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/4-10-img1673.jpg?itok=X4EwRXIQ)
An opposition demonstration in Homs in February 2012
![A French drawing depicting Damascus in 1920 A French drawing depicting Damascus in 1920](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/5-10-img1659.jpg?itok=o8rg4uAU)
A French drawing depicting Damascus in 1920
![Former Syrian President Hafiz al-Asad Former Syrian President Hafiz al-Asad](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/4-10-img1666.jpg?itok=WPgxy-0W)
Former Syrian President Hafiz al-Asad
![Billboard with portrait of Bashshar al-Asad and the text "God protects Syria" on the old city wall of Damascus in 2006 Source: photo by Bertil Videt Billboard with portrait of Bashshar al-Asad and the text "God protects Syria" on the old city wall of Damascus in 2006 Source: photo by Bertil Videt](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/4-10-img1667.jpg?itok=6A_uNtZY)
Billboard with portrait of Bashshar al-Asad and the text "God protects Syria" on the old city wall of Damascus in 2006
![Current Syrian President Bashshar al-Asad Current Syrian President Bashshar al-Asad](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/4-10-img1668.jpg?itok=fnJzRKJF)
Current Syrian President Bashshar al-Asad
![A Syrian spray-paints "Down with Bashshar" on a city wall during the 2011 uprising. A Syrian spray-paints "Down with Bashshar" on a city wall during the 2011 uprising.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/4-10-img1669.jpg?itok=ENU33SIY)
A Syrian spray-paints "Down with Bashshar" on a city wall during the 2011 uprising
![A pro-Asad student rally at Tishreen University in Latakia A pro-Asad student rally at Tishreen University in Latakia](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/4-10-img1671.jpg?itok=7PfRVeUu)
A pro-Asad student rally at Tishreen University in Latakia
![Demonstrators in Cairo support the Syrians against al-Asad's government in February 2012 Demonstrators in Cairo support the Syrians against al-Asad's government in February 2012](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/4-10-img1672.jpg?itok=C6eQLJhD)
Demonstrators in Cairo support the Syrians against al-Asad's government in February 2012
![The Free Syrian Army's coat of arms The Free Syrian Army's coat of arms](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/4-10-img1674_0.png?itok=19NyiH14)
The Free Syrian Army's coat of arms
![Hama after the February 1982 confrontation between the Muslim Brothers and the Ba'thi regime Hama after the February 1982 confrontation between the Muslim Brothers and the Ba'thi regime](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/4-10-img1676.jpg?itok=hahsKc_r)
Hama after the February 1982 confrontation between the Muslim Brothers and the Ba'thi regime
'Abd al-Halim Khaddam, former Syrian vice president and leader of the National Salvation Front
![Aleppo, the largest city in Syria Aleppo, the largest city in Syria](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/4-10-img1678.jpg?itok=bQ7WJCc7)
Aleppo, the largest city in Syria
![The city of Hama is historically an Islamist stronghold in Syria The city of Hama is historically an Islamist stronghold in Syria](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/4-10-img1679.jpg?itok=lqqhCVlz)
The city of Hama is historically an Islamist stronghold in Syria
Source: photo by Effi Schweizer