A Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighter reacts as he mourns near the body of his brother, who was an FSA fighter and died during an offensive against Islamic State fighters to take control of Qabasin town, on the outskirts of the northern Syrian town of al-Bab, Syria January 10. REUTERS/Khalil Ashaw
WNU Editor: The above picture is from the following photo-gallery, and all of these pictures are gripping .... Pictures of the year: Fighting Islamic State (Reuters).