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Tue, 7 Jan 2014 15:10 PM

Syrian Information Minister Omran Zoabi speaks during a news conference in Damascus January 7, 2014. Zoabi said on Tuesday the Syrian people have decided President Bashar al-Assad should be nominated for another term and would pressure him to stand in elections this year. The comments were the strongest indication yet that Assad intends to extend his rule and are sure to anger opposition politicians and fighters who have been waging a nearly three-year struggle to end his rule. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT HEADSHOT)

Tue, 7 Jan 2014 15:57 PM

Over the past 5 days, rebel factions have clashed in the bloodiest episode of infighting since the revolt against President Bashar al-Assad began

Tue, 7 Jan 2014 15:00 PM

Tue, 7 Jan 2014 14:50 PM

Syrian Information Minister Omran Zoabi speaks during a news conference in Damascus January 7, 2014. Zoabi said on Tuesday the Syrian people have decided President Bashar al-Assad should be nominated for another term and would pressure him to stand in elections this year. The comments were the strongest indication yet that Assad intends to extend his rule and are sure to anger opposition politicians and fighters who have been waging a nearly three-year struggle to end his rule. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT HEADSHOT)

Tue, 7 Jan 2014 14:51 PM

Syrian Information Minister Omran Zoabi speaks during a news conference in Damascus January 7, 2014. Zoabi said on Tuesday the Syrian people have decided President Bashar al-Assad should be nominated for another term and would pressure him to stand in elections this year. The comments were the strongest indication yet that Assad intends to extend his rule and are sure to anger opposition politicians and fighters who have been waging a nearly three-year struggle to end his rule. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Tue, 7 Jan 2014 14:50 PM

Syrian Information Minister Omran Zoabi speaks during a news conference in Damascus January 7, 2014. Zoabi said on Tuesday the Syrian people have decided President Bashar al-Assad should be nominated for another term and would pressure him to stand in elections this year. The comments were the strongest indication yet that Assad intends to extend his rule and are sure to anger opposition politicians and fighters who have been waging a nearly three-year struggle to end his rule. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT HEADSHOT)

Tue, 7 Jan 2014 14:49 PM

Syrian Information Minister Omran Zoabi speaks during a news conference in Damascus January 7, 2014. Zoabi said on Tuesday the Syrian people have decided President Bashar al-Assad should be nominated for another term and would pressure him to stand in elections this year. The comments were the strongest indication yet that Assad intends to extend his rule and are sure to anger opposition politicians and fighters who have been waging a nearly three-year struggle to end his rule. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT)

Tue, 7 Jan 2014 13:51 PM

Members of the Shi'ite group Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada, who support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, carry the coffin of a soldier, during a funeral in Najaf, 160 km (99 miles) south of Baghdad, January 7, 2014. The soldier was killed during clashes with the Free Syrian Army in Syria, according to the group. REUTERS/ Ahmad Mousa (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)