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This satellite image posted on the U.S. Embassy Damascus Facebook page Saturday, April 7, 2012, purports to show the presence of Syrian armoured vehicles in Idlib, Syria on April 5, right, next to imagery of the same area on April 4, left, according to information shown on the U.S. Embassy Damascus Facebook page. Syrian government shelling and offensives against rebel-held towns killed dozens of civilians across the country on Saturday, activists said, as the U.S. posted online satellite images of troop deployments that cast further doubt on whether the regime intends to comply with an internationally sponsored peace plan. (AP Photo/U.S. Embassy Damascus via Facebook)