A Kurdish female fighter of the Women Protection Unit (YPJ) pets a dog at a training field near Qamishli city
A Kurdish female fighter of the Women Protection Unit (YPJ) pets a dog at a training field near Qamishli city May 11, 2014. Picture taken May 11, 2014. REUTERS/Massoud Mohammed (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MILITARY ANIMALS)
A man works at a makeshift oil refinery site in the Kurdish town of al-Qahtaniya of al-Hasakah Governorate
A man works at a makeshift oil refinery site in the Kurdish town of al-Qahtaniya of al-Hasakah Governorate May 11, 2014. Many civilians in the village, who lost their jobs due to the Syrian conflict, are making a living by refining crude oil to extract useful fuel such as gasoline and kerosene for sale. Picture taken May 11, 2014. REUTERS/Rodi Said (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT ENERGY)
Members of the Kurdish YPG stand guard behind piled sandbags in the Kurdish town of al-Qahtaniya of al-Hasakah Governorate
Members of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) stand guard behind piled sandbags while on alert from any offensive against them by al Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the Kurdish town of al-Qahtaniya of al-Hasakah Governorate May 11, 2014. Picture taken May 11, 2014. REUTERS/Rodi Said (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A member of the Kurdish YPG at a control tower stands guard from any offensive against them in the Kurdish town of al-Qahtaniya of al-Hasakah Governorate
A member of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) at a control tower stands guard from any offensive against them by al Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the Kurdish town of al-Qahtaniya of al-Hasakah Governorate May 11, 2014. Picture taken May 11, 2014. REUTERS/Rodi Said (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MILITARY)
A member of the Kurdish YPG stands near a vehicle mounted with an anti-aircraft weapon in the Kurdish town of al-Qahtaniya ofal-Hasakah Governorate
A member of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) stands near a vehicle mounted with an anti-aircraft weapon in the Kurdish town of al-Qahtaniya ofal-Hasakah Governorate May 11, 2014. Picture taken May 11, 2014. REUTERS/Rodi Said (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MILITARY)
Men work at a makeshift oil refinery site in the Kurdish town of al-Qahtaniya of al-Hasakah Governorate
Men work at a makeshift oil refinery site in the Kurdish town of al-Qahtaniya of al-Hasakah Governorate May 11, 2014. Many civilians in the village, who lost their jobs due to the Syrian conflict, are making a living by refining crude oil to extract useful fuel such as gasoline and kerosene for sale. Picture taken May 11, 2014. REUTERS/Rodi Said (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT ENERGY)
A man walks amidst smoke at a makeshift oil refinery site in the Kurdish town of al-Qahtaniya of al-Hasakah Governorate
A man walks amidst smoke at a makeshift oil refinery site in the Kurdish town of al-Qahtaniya of al-Hasakah Governorate May 11, 2014. Many civilians in the village, who lost their jobs due to the Syrian conflict, are making a living by refining crude oil to extract useful fuel such as gasoline and kerosene for sale. Picture taken May 11, 2014. REUTERS/Rodi Said (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT ENERGY BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)
Saudi Arabia Donates US$5 Million To Support Conflict-Affected Syrians
AMMAN - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a generous contribution of US$5 million from the Saudi Fund for Development, a government agency of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, operating under the guidance of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abduallah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. The contribution will help provide food for thousands of internally-displaced Syrians affected by conflict in their country.
Destroyed buildings are pictured, after the cessation of fighting between rebels and forces loyal to Syria's President Assad, in Homs city
Destroyed buildings are pictured, after the cessation of fighting between rebels and forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, in Homs city, May 10, 2014. Picture taken May 10, 2014. REUTERS/Ghassan Najjar (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY POLITICS)