Syrian civilians hit hard by violence

In this Saturday photo, Umm Moussa holds a photo of her husband Mohammed Tilawi, who showed up dead in a morgue in October, in Khan Sheikhoun, Syria.

KHAN SHEIKHOUN, Syria (AP) — Her daughter, 8, often hides in a closet, terrified of flying bullets. Her son, 6, still asks for his father months after he turned up in a morgue. And the family has little income because her brother-in-law was killed too.

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Published: 06/24/2012