Watch in pictures the ruins of war ravaged Syria

New Delhi: The conflict in Syria began in January 2011. Protestors are calling for the resignation of President Bashar al-Assad. To quell the unrest, Syrian government forces have besieged a number of cities including Homs. The country has been mired in a never-ending, devastating war after the government responded to peaceful protests with violence. Watch in pictures the devastating results and ruins of war ravaged Syria: Buildings damaged by fighting between rebel fighters and Syrian government forces in Aleppo, Syria. Syrian warplanes bombed rebel positions near a contested military air base in the north of Syria on Tuesday, activists said, while President Bashar Assad's forces nearby pressed ahead with an offensive against opposition fighters in the country's largest city Aleppo. Homes destroyed by Syrian government airstrikes and shelling, in the neighborhood of Sheik Saad, Aleppo, Syria. A group of U.S. Senators want to see the U.S. do more than provide arms to some of the outgunned rebels in the bloody civil war in Syria. Democratic Sens. Robert Menendez and Carl Levin and Republican John McCain say in a joint letter to Obama that the U.S. should consider targeting regime airfields, runways and aircraft, and help rebels establish safe zones in Syria. A damaged antique shop that was destroyed by a blast struck in the vicinity of the Greek Orthodox Virgin Mary Church in the predominantly Christian neighborhood of Bab Sharqi in central Damascus. A suicide attacker blew himself up near one of the main churches in the Syrian capital Thursday, killing several people, state-run TV said. A Syrian standing in the rubble of a destroyed buildings from Syrian forces shelling, in the al-Hamidiyyeh neighborhood of Homs province, Syria. Syrians investigate damages after two suicide bombings hit security compounds in Damascus. Syrian activists and state media say several have been killed in two suicide bombing attacks on security compounds in the capital, Damascus. The state-run news agency says three suicide bombers blew themselves up while trying to break into the Rukneddine police station. Smoke rises from buildings due to shelling in Damascus, Syria. Homes damaged by Syrian government airstrikes and shelling, in the Jouret al-Chiyah neighborhood of Homs, Syria. People inspect the scene of a car bomb attack Damaged buildings during battles between the rebels and the Syrian government forces, in Aleppo. Syria's upwardly spiraling violence has resulted in the confirmed killings of almost 93,000 people. Syrian citizens inspecting the rubble of damaged buildings due to a Syrian forces air strike in the town of Qusair, near the Lebanese border, Homs province, Syria. Syrian rebels' defeat in Qusair cost them more than a strategic location, it has also left a battered spirit and deep frustration. A damaged church in the town of Qusair, near the Lebanese border, in Homs province, Syria. Syrian rebels' defeat in Qusair cost them more than a strategic location, it has also left a battered spirit and deep frustration. A man walks along a damaged street filled with debris in Deir al-Zor. A man walks past a burnt car and damaged buildings along a street at the al-khalidiya neighbourhood of Homs. A child walks past damaged buildings in Deir al-Zor. Residents and a Free Syrian Army fighter walk along a street lined with damaged buildings in Deir al-Zor April 7, 2013. Damaged buildings are seen in the centre of Homs. An unexploded ordnance is seen in the Ain Terma area in Ghouta, east of Damascus.