Militants kill 16 Iraqi soldiers in overnight ambush
IRAQ-VIOLENCE/:Militants kill 16 Iraqi soldiers in overnight ambush
Forces loyal to Syria's President Assad walk in the old city of Aleppo
Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad walk in the old city of Aleppo February 11, 2014. REUTERS/George Ourfalian (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS CONFLICT)
A Syrian army soldier loyal to Syria's President Assad walks through a hole in a wall in the old city of Aleppo
A Syrian army soldier loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad walks through a hole in a wall in the old city of Aleppo February 11, 2014. REUTERS/George Ourfalian (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MILITARY)
A Syrian army soldier loyal to Syria's President Assad gestures in the old city of Aleppo
A Syrian army soldier loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad gestures as he stands with his fellow soldiers in the old city of Aleppo February 11, 2014. REUTERS/George Ourfalian (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MILITARY)
Forces loyal to Syria's President Assad walk in the old city of Aleppo
Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad walk in the old city of Aleppo February 11, 2014. REUTERS/George Ourfalian (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS CONFLICT)
A Syrian national flag is seen on a building in the old city of Aleppo
A Syrian national flag is seen on a building in the old city of Aleppo February 11, 2014. REUTERS/George Ourfalian (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS CONFLICT)
Syria peace talks not making much progress, says envoy
Opposition and govt disagree over issues of violence and political transition, with the opposition seeing the creation of a transitional governing body as vital to stability
Forces loyal to Syria's President Assad walk in the old city of Aleppo
Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad walk in the old city of Aleppo February 11, 2014. REUTERS/George Ourfalian (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS CONFLICT)
Forces loyal to Syria's President Assad walk in the old city of Aleppo
Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad walk in the old city of Aleppo February 11, 2014. REUTERS/George Ourfalian (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS CONFLICT)