Goran Tomasevic, Serbia, Reuters

Free Syrian Army fighters take cover as a tank shell explodes on a wall after their comrade was shot by sniper fire during heavy fighting in the Ain Tarma neighbourhood of Damascus January 30, 2013. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

There was intensive fighting as the rebel group I was with in a Damascus neighborhood was trying to overtake a government checkpoint some 50 meters away. There were two rebels next to me and two rebels across the street. A couple of sniper shots were fired. I could clearly see through the lens when they actually shot the rebel. The rebel next to him was also shot and injured but herecover after being hit in the stomach.