Head of Mar Thecla monastery in Maloula Mother Plagia Sayyaf, who was freed with others after being held by rebels for over three months, arrives with nuns to the Holy Cross Church to attend a prayer of thanks after their release
Head of Mar Thecla monastery in Maloula Mother Plagia Sayyaf, who was freed with others after being held by rebels for over three months, arrives with nuns to the Holy Cross Church to attend a prayer of thanks after their release, in Damascus March 10, 2014. About a dozen nuns held by rebels in Syria for more than three months were released on Sunday and arrived back in Syria after traveling through Lebanon, officials and witnesses said. Witnesses at the Syrian border with Lebanon said the nuns arrived at the crossing early on Monday and headed toward Damascus in a minibus. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST)
A view shows a damaged house in Deir al-Zor, eastern Syria
A view shows a damaged house in Deir al-Zor, eastern Syria March 7, 2014. Picture taken March 7, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Khalif (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Men stand along a street lined with damaged buildings and a mosque in Deir al-Zor, eastern Syria
Men stand along a street lined with damaged buildings and a mosque in Deir al-Zor, eastern Syria March 7, 2014. Picture taken March 7, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Khalif (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A general view shows damaged buildings in Deir al-Zor, eastern Syria
A general view shows damaged buildings in Deir al-Zor, eastern Syria March 7, 2014. Picture taken March 7, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Khalif (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A general view shows damaged buildings in Deir al-Zor, eastern Syria
A general view shows damaged buildings in Deir al-Zor, eastern Syria March 7, 2014. Picture taken March 7, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Khalif (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Men ride a motorbike along a deserted street filled with debris in Deir al-Zor
Men ride a motorbike along a deserted street filled with debris in Deir al-Zor, eastern Syria March 7, 2014. Picture taken March 7, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Khalif (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Boys ride bicycles past damaged buildings along a deserted street in Deir al-Zor, eastern Syria
Boys ride bicycles past damaged buildings along a deserted street in Deir al-Zor, eastern Syria March 7, 2014. Picture taken March 7, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Khalif (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Israel open to joint missile defence with Jordan, Egypt
ISRAEL-MISSILES/:Israel open to joint missile defence with Jordan, Egypt
Smoke rises behind damaged buildings as the Khalid bin al Walid Mosque is seen on right in the besieged area of Homss
REFILE - ADDING NAME OF MOSQUE Smoke rises behind damaged buildings as the Khalid bin al Walid Mosque is seen on right in the besieged area of Homs March 9, 2014. Picture taken March 9, 2014. REUTERS/Yazan Homsy (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)