--- description: In TIME's photo of the day, rebels use a surprising decoy on the front lines in Syria. title: TIME's Photo of the Day: A Doll Used as Decoy in the Syrian Civil War image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt10e04130186c6279/6987a75406f2c1ac70336ca1/2013-09-18t182707z_712044687_gm1e99j06.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [LightBox](/tag/time-section-lightbox/) ## LightBox Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Toys of War by [TIME Photo Department](/author/time-photo-department/) ## TIME Photo Department Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 19, 2013 6:04 PM CUT  A Kurdish Free Syrian Army fighter holds out a doll while his fellow fighter takes shooting position in Ashrafieh, Aleppo. A Kurdish Free Syrian Army fighter holds out a doll while his fellow fighter takes shooting position in Ashrafieh, Aleppo.Muzaffar Salman—Reuters by [TIME Photo Department](/author/time-photo-department/) ## TIME Photo Department Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 19, 2013 6:04 PM CUT  A Kurdish Free Syrian Army fighter holds out a doll while his fellow fighter takes shooting position in Ashrafieh, Aleppo. Muzaffar Salman—Reuters ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3802541/toys-of-war/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3802541/toys-of-war/"},"headline":"Toys of War","datePublished":"2013-09-19T18:04:03.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:40:42.309Z","description":"In TIME's photo of the day, rebels use a surprising decoy on the front lines in Syria.","url":"https://time.com/3802541/toys-of-war/","keywords":["LightBox","Syria","FSA","Photo of the Day"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt10e04130186c6279/6987a75406f2c1ac70336ca1/2013-09-18t182707z_712044687_gm1e99j06.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Photo Department","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-photo-department/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt10e04130186c6279/6987a75406f2c1ac70336ca1/2013-09-18t182707z_712044687_gm1e99j06.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"A Kurdish Free Syrian Army fighter holds doll while his fellow fighter takes shooting position in Ashrafieh, Aleppo","caption":"A Kurdish Free Syrian Army fighter holds doll while his fellow fighter takes shooting position in Ashrafieh, Aleppo","creditText":"Muzaffar Salman—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-lightbox/","name":"LightBox"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3802541/toys-of-war/","name":"Toys of War"}}]}] ```