Article Photos: Prime minister's defection boosts Syrian rebels



A Syrian gunman shoots in the air during the funeral of 29 year-old Free Syrian Army fighter, Husain Al-Ali, who was killed during clashes in Aleppo, in the town of Marea on the outskirts of  Aleppo city, Syria, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)

A Syrian gunman shoots in the air during the funeral of 29 year-old Free Syrian Army fighter, Husain Al-Ali, who was killed during clashes in Aleppo, in the town of Marea on the outskirts of Aleppo city, Syria, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)