A Syrian boy is treated from shrapnel wo…A Syrian boy is treated from shrapnel wounds in a small clinic in central Aleppo, on October 31, 2012. The unprecedented surge in air strikes carried out by Syrian forces this week is a desperate attempt by President Bashar al-Assad’s regime to reverse recent gains by rebel fighters, analysts and rebels say. AFP PHOTO/JAVIER MANZANOJavier Manzano/AFP/Getty Images
