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UN-Arab League envoy for Syria Kofi Annan meets with Syrian Grand Mufti Ahmed Hassun (unseen) in Damascus on March 11, 2012. Former UN chief Kofi Annan was set to hold a second round of talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (portrait behind) on his mission to end a year of bloodshed, after the army stormed a rebel stronghold. AFP PHOTO/LOUAI BESHARA