Men inspect damage at a site hit by what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo
Men inspect damage at a site hit by what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's district of al-Sukari March 16, 2014. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY CONFLICT)
A damaged car is seen at a site hit by what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo
A damaged car is seen at a site hit by what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's district of al-Sukari March 16, 2014. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A man inspects damage at a site hit by what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo
A man inspects damage at a site hit by what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's district of al-Sukari March 16, 2014. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT)
A man inspects damage at a site hit by what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo
A man inspects damage at a site hit by what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's district of al-Sukari March 16, 2014. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT)
Residents run towards a site hit by what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo
Residents run towards a site hit by what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's district of al-Sukari March 16, 2014. REUTERS/Hosam Katan (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
A man inspects damage at a site hit by what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo
A man inspects damage at a site hit by what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's district of al-Sukari March 16, 2014. REUTERS/Hosam Katan (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
The street that separates Alawite neighbourhood of Jabal Mohsen and the Sunni Muslim Bab al-Tebbaneh neighbourhood is seen, deserted, in Tripoli
The street that separates Alawite neighbourhood of Jabal Mohsen and the Sunni Muslim Bab al-Tebbaneh neighbourhood is seen, deserted, in Tripoli, northern Lebanon March 16, 2014. A soldier and a civilian were killed in fighting between Sunni Muslims and Alawites in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, bringing the death toll from four days of clashes to 12, security and medical sources said. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim (LEBANON - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS)
Residents run from sniper fire in the Sunni Muslim Bab al-Tebbaneh neighbourhood in Tripoli
Residents run from sniper fire in the Sunni Muslim Bab al-Tebbaneh neighbourhood in Tripoli March 16, 2014. A soldier and a civilian were killed in fighting between Sunni Muslims and Alawites in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, bringing the death toll from four days of clashes to 12, security and medical sources said. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Soldier and civilian killed in clashes in Lebanon's Tripoli
The violence between the Sunni Muslim majority and the Alawite minority has worsened because of the sectarian war raging in neighbouring Syria, where a Sunni-led uprising is seeking to overthrow the Alawite president
Actors take part in a play during an event marking three years since the start of the Syrian uprising, in Aleppo
Actors take part in a play during an event marking three years since the start of the Syrian uprising, in Aleppo March 15, 2014. Picture taken March 15, 2014. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hebbo (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY)