TOPSHOTS A rebel fighter with the Jaish al-Islam (Army of Islam) aims his rifle during a training session in Eastern al-Ghouta, a rebel-held region outside the capital Damascus on January 11, 2015. Syria's conflict began as a pro-democracy revolt that later morphed into a brutal civil war after President Bashar al-Assad's regime unleashed a brutal crackdown against dissent. AFP PHOTO/ ABD DOUMANY