--- description: In TIME's Photo of the Day, rebels exchange fire with regime soldiers in Syria. title: TIME's Photo of the Day: A Flurry of Fire in Syria image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2a74382f6fce114a/6987a7ad524fc07113def523/2013-10-09t200153z_1348413732_gm1e9aa0.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 # A Flurry of Fire in Syria by [TIME Photo Department](/author/time-photo-department/) ## TIME Photo Department Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 9, 2013 9:30 PM CUT  Oct. 9, 2013\. Free Syrian Army fighters take position behind a damaged car as they fire weapons on forces loyal to President Bashar Assad in Aleppo's Salaheddine neighborhood. Tires and other objects are set on fire to provide cover from the snipers. Oct. 9, 2013\. Free Syrian Army fighters take position behind a damaged car as they fire weapons on forces loyal to President Bashar Assad in Aleppo's Salaheddine neighborhood. Tires and other objects are set on fire to provide cover from the snipers.Malek Alshemali—Reuters by [TIME Photo Department](/author/time-photo-department/) ## TIME Photo Department Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 9, 2013 9:30 PM CUT  Oct. 9, 2013\. Free Syrian Army fighters take position behind a damaged car as they fire weapons on forces loyal to President Bashar Assad in Aleppo's Salaheddine neighborhood. Tires and other objects are set on fire to provide cover from the snipers. Malek Alshemali—Reuters ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3803076/a-flurry-of-fire-in-syria/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3803076/a-flurry-of-fire-in-syria/"},"headline":"A Flurry of Fire in Syria","datePublished":"2013-10-09T21:30:17.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:40:39.431Z","description":"In TIME's Photo of the Day, rebels exchange fire with regime soldiers in Syria.","url":"https://time.com/3803076/a-flurry-of-fire-in-syria/","keywords":["LightBox","Syria","Bashar Assad","Free Syrian Army","Aleppo","Photo of the Day"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2a74382f6fce114a/6987a7ad524fc07113def523/2013-10-09t200153z_1348413732_gm1e9aa0.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/blt2a74382f6fce114a/6987a7ad524fc07113def523/2013-10-09t200153z_1348413732_gm1e9aa0.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Free Syrian Army fighters take positions behind a damaged car as they fire their weapons during an offensive against forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's Salaheddine neighbourhood","caption":"Free Syrian Army fighters take positions behind a damaged car as they fire their weapons during an offensive against forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's Salaheddine neighbourhood","creditText":"Malek Alshemali—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/3803076/a-flurry-of-fire-in-syria/","name":"A Flurry of Fire in Syria"}}]}] ```