Syrian army soldiers inspect a burning house as they advance in the village of Western Dumayna, four miles north of the rebel-held city of QusayrPhotograph: Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty ImagesSyrian government soldiers check a house for rebel fighters in Western DumaynaPhotograph: Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty ImagesSyrian troops search a half-built structure in Western DumaynaPhotograph: Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images
Syrian troops break down a door in Western DumaynaPhotograph: Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty ImagesSyrian troops check a sandbagged foxhole in Western DumaynaPhotograph: Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty ImagesTroops celebrate as they travel atop an armoured personnel carrier in Western DumaynaPhotograph: Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty ImagesA Syrian soldier flashes a satisfied smile in Western DumaynaPhotograph: Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty ImagesA Syrian soldier inside an armoured vehicle in Western DumaynaPhotograph: Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty ImagesA flower protrudes from the barrel of this Syrian soldier's gun after government forces retook the village of HaydariyahPhotograph: Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty ImagesSyrian troops celebrate in the village of HaydariyahPhotograph: Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images
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