For the Syrian town of Atareb, near Aleppo, 2013 was a bad year.<br/> <br />Many here are happy to see it gone.<br/> <br />Like much of this country beleaguered by civil war, people are considering what the New Year might bring.<br/> <br />They hope it will be peace<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) BAKERY WORKER, HUSAM AKOUS, SAYING:<br/> <br />"We hope this revolution will end with success. God willing everything will go back to normal at the end of this revolution."<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) LOCAL RESIDENT, ABU AYHAM, SAYING:<br/> <br />"Hopefully all those in the refugee camps, in Homs and elsewhere, will be able to return, especially those who are suffering in the cold weather."<br/> <br />He means camps like this one -- in neighboring Jordan where some 600,000 Syrians have taken refuge from the 2 ½ year-long war.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) ABU MAHER, SYRIAN REFUGEE SAYING:<br/> <br />"We hope that in 2014 we will be able to return to our country, our homes, our families…Jordan was generous to us, they are also our famil
