Syrians suffering from food shortages

Longlines for bread in the Syrian city of Idlib. This is the only open bakery in the area and supplies are scarce. Some say the've been waiting for three hours. The northwestern city is just one of many in Syria suffering serious food shortages as the country heads in into the 17th month of the insurgency.

Meanwhile the Turkish military conducts military exercises on the boarder --- a move that seemed to highlight Ankara's growing unease about the security climate. Particularly worrying to Turkish officials are rpeorts of Kurdish presence in northern Syria;.

Twenty-five tanks were deployed to the border for the exercise which is expected to last serveral days. There were no indications on Wednesday that Turkish forces will cross the border.

Deborah Gembara, Reuters.