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Iraqi and Lebanese Shiite fighters from a group called the Hussein Brigade use a helmet to draw a sniper into view during clashes between the Sunni-dominated Free Syrian Army and government soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, supported by Iraqi and Lebanese fighters, in the town of Hejeira, which Syrian troops captured, in the countryside near Damascus, Syria, on Friday, Nov. 22, 2013. A leading Shiite Muslim cleric widely followed by Iraqi militants has issued the first public religious edict permitting Shiites to fight in Syria’s civil war alongside Mr. Assad’s forces. (AP Photo/Jaber al-Helo)
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A Lebanese man runs to cross a street to avoid sniper fire, during clashes between supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Monday, Dec. 2, 2013. The latest round of violence in Lebanon’s second largest city began Saturday and has so far killed a dozen and wounded more than 100, according to security officials who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
