Smoke rises after what activists said were explosions at gas pipelines near Damascus international airport, in Erbeen, Damascus
Smoke rises after what activists said were explosions at gas pipelines near Damascus international airport, in Erbeen, Damascus January 3, 2014. Explosions hit two large Syrian gas pipelines on Friday near Damascus and the central city of Homs, cutting electricity supplies around the capital and in Mediterranean provinces, officials and activists said. Picture taken January 3, 2014. REUTERS/Diaa Al-Din (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT ENERGY)
Jordanian and Palestinian children shout slogans in support of Palestinian refugees under seige in Syria's main refugee camp Yarmouk in Damascus during solidarity sit-in front of Red Cross offices in Amman
Jordanian and Palestinian children shout slogans in support of Palestinian refugees under seige in Syria's main refugee camp Yarmouk in Damascus for over 170 days due to the ongoing violence in Syria, during a solidarity sit-in front of the Red Cross offices in Amman January 4, 2014. The placard reads, "You are also accountable". REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed (JORDAN - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY IMMIGRATION CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Influential Syrian opposition bloc to reject peace talks
SYRIA-CRISIS/OPPOSITION:Influential Syrian opposition bloc to reject peace talks
Chinese sailors march in formation on the helipad of the Chinese frigate Yancheng docked at Limassol port
Chinese sailors march in formation on the helipad of the Chinese frigate Yancheng docked at Limassol port, January 4, 2014. The Yancheng missile frigate which will help escort Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons out of the country docked in Cyprus on Saturday as part of a delayed international mission. REUTERS/Andreas Manolis (CYPRUS - Tags: CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MARITIME)
Chinese sailors stand at attention on the helipad of the Chinese frigate Yancheng docked at Limassol port
Chinese sailors stand at attention on the helipad of the Chinese frigate Yancheng docked at Limassol port, January 4, 2014. The Yancheng missile frigate which will help escort Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons out of the country docked in Cyprus on Saturday as part of a delayed international mission. REUTERS/Andreas Manolis (CYPRUS - Tags: CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MARITIME)
Chinese sailors stand at attention as the Chinese frigate Yancheng comes in to dock at Limassol port
Chinese sailors stand at attention as the Chinese frigate Yancheng comes in to dock at Limassol port, January 4, 2014. The Yancheng missile frigate which will help escort Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons out of the country docked in Cyprus on Saturday as part of a delayed international mission. REUTERS/Andreas Manolis (CYPRUS - Tags: CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MARITIME)
Chinese sailors stand at attention as the Chinese frigate Yancheng comes in to dock at Limassol port
Chinese sailors stand at attention as the Chinese frigate Yancheng comes in to dock at Limassol port, January 4, 2014. The Yancheng missile frigate which will help escort Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons out of the country docked in Cyprus on Saturday as part of a delayed international mission. REUTERS/Andreas Manolis (CYPRUS - Tags: CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MARITIME)
Chinese warship in Cyprus to aid Syrian chemical weapons removal
SYRIA-CRISIS/CHINA:Chinese warship in Cyprus to aid Syrian chemical weapons removal
Women perform a dance as the Chinese frigate Yancheng comes in to dock at Limassol port
Women perform a dance as the Chinese frigate Yancheng comes in to dock at Limassol port, January 4, 2014. The Yancheng frigate will provide escort to a Nordic mission tasked at removing Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons. Four Norwegian and Danish vessels, which are due to ship hundreds of tonnes of deadly chemicals out of Syria, headed for international waters off the Syrian coast on Friday, a Norwegian military spokesman said. REUTERS/Andreas Manolis (CYPRUS - Tags: CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MARITIME)
Child waves national flags of China and Cyprus as the Chinese frigate Yancheng comes in to dock at Limassol port
A child waves national flags of China (top) and Cyprus as the Chinese frigate Yancheng (R) comes in to dock at Limassol port, January 4, 2014. The Yancheng frigate will provide escort to a Nordic mission tasked at removing Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons. Four Norwegian and Danish vessels, which are due to ship hundreds of tonnes of deadly chemicals out of Syria, headed for international waters off the Syrian coast on Friday, a Norwegian military spokesman said. REUTERS/Andreas Manolis (CYPRUS - Tags: CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MARITIME)