Syrian Uprising: A Look at Life in Syria Amid the Conflict [PHOTOS]

By Julia Greenberg | March 01 2012 6:42 PM

Photo: REUTERS

Syrian Conflict

Residents attend a burial ceremony for what activists say are victims of shelling by the Syrian army, in the Khalidiya neighbourhood in Homs on Feb. 4, 2012. Syrian forces killed more than 200 people in an assault on the city of Homs on the 4th, which activists are calling the bloodiest day of the 11-month uprising.

Photo: REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

Syria Conflict

A Syrian boy stands in front of a damaged armoured vehicle belonging to the Syrian army in a street in Homs on Jan. 23, 2012.

Photo: REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

Croatia GDP Growth Slows In Q4

Friday, Croatia's Central Bureau of Statistics revealed in a report that the gross domestic product or GDP rose 0.2% annually in the fourth quarter, smaller than the 1.6% rise in the previous quarter. A year ago, the GDP was up 3.5%.

This was the lowest GDP growth rate in the whole period from first quarter 2000 to fourth quarter 2008, the stat office said. During the period, final consumption expenditure of households, as the largest component of GDP, declined 3.2%, while gross value added increased 0.4%.

In 2008, the GDP rose 2.4% from the previous year and the gross value added increased 2.8%.

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The future of the uprising in Syria remains unclear after rebels withdrew from the Baba Amro neighborhood of Homs Thursday.

Fighting between the Free Syrian Army and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad has become increasingly violent in recent months, culminating in the 27-day siege of the central city of Homs. It seems the conflict has temporarily been put on hold as the rebels withdraw, but the fate of Homs civilians remains uncertain. The 11-month conflict has flirted dangerously close to civil war and no one seems to know what remains ahead for protesters and the exiled Syrian National Council.

The United Nations and countries around the world have condemned Assad's violent crackdown in recent weeks, but to no avail. A report published by the U.N. on Feb. 23 concluded that Assad ordered gross human rights violations and that the government participated in crimes against humanity. Despite the U.N. pleas, Assad has not relinquished power and the government continues its attacks on the opposition.

According to the United Nations, more than 6,000 civilians are estimated to have been killed in the 11-month uprising. Feb. 4, 2012 marked one of the bloodiest days of the conflict with Syrian forces killing at least 200 people and wounding hundreds more in Homs. However, there are conflicting reports of how many civilians have been injured and killed in the ongoing conflict.

These photos taken on the ground chronicle the lives of the Syrian people amid the death and destruction of the conflict.