Reporter's Notebook: Images from 10 days in Syria

June 22, 2012: View of Damascus from hotel.

June 22, 2012: A small rally in Damascus passes by in favor of President Basher al-Assad to try to counter-balance dozens of anti-regime protests.

June 24, 2012: A checkpoint in Homs, indicating the city population of 1 million is on lockdown.

June 24, 2012: Explosions rattle Homs, (two-hour drive north of Damascus), the epicenter of the months’ long uprising against President Basher al-Assad.

June 26, 2012: Security outside the United Nations building in Syria.

June 26, 2012: Norwegian Gen. Robert Mood, who heads up the UN observer mission in Syria aimed at observing a cease-fire.

June 27, 2012: A pro-regime TV station on the outskirts of Damascus was attacked by dozens of gunmen who set off 6 bombs, killing 7 people.

June 27, 2012: A pro-regime TV station on the outskirts of Damascus was breached by dozens of gunmen who went on a shooting spree before setting 6 bombs, leaving 7 dead.