A boy walks along street in Damascus suburbs of Arbeen
A Boy walks along a street in Damascus suburbs of Arbeen January 1, 2014. Picture taken January 1, 2014. REUTERS/Bassam Al-Erbeeni (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Boys walk to school in the Damascus suburbs of Arbeen
REFILE - CLARIFYING YEAR IN SECOND SENTENCE Boys walk to school in the Damascus suburbs of Arbeen January 1, 2014. Picture taken January 1, 2014. REUTERS/Bassam Al-Erbeeni (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST EDUCATION CONFLICT)
Boy rides on his bicycle in Damascus suburbs of Arbeen
A boy rides on his bicycle in Damascus suburbs of Arbeen January 1, 2014. Picture taken January 1, 2014. REUTERS/Bassam Al-Erbeeni (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Boys walk to school in the Damascus suburbs of Arbeen
Boys walk to school in the Damascus suburbs of Arbeen January 1, 2014. Picture taken January 1, 2013. REUTERS/Bassam Al-Erbeeni (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST EDUCATION CONFLICT)
A boy rides on a tricycle along a damaged street in the besieged area of Homs
A boy rides on a tricycle along a damaged street in the besieged area of Homs, January 1, 2014. Picture taken January 1, 2014. REUTERS/Yazan Homsy (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
People walk along a damaged street in the besieged area of Homs
People walk along a damaged street in the besieged area of Homs, January 1, 2014. Picture taken January 1, 2014. REUTERS/Yazan Homsy (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
People walk under curtains hung as protection from snipers loyal to President al-Assad, along damaged street in besieged area of Homs
People walk under curtains which are hung as protection from snipers loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, along a damaged street in the besieged area of Homs, January 1, 2014. Picture taken January 1, 2014. REUTERS/Yazan Homsy (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
People are seen along a damaged street in the besieged area of Homs
People are seen along a damaged street in the besieged area of Homs, January 1, 2014. Picture taken January 1, 2014. REUTERS/Yazan Homsy (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Free Syrian Army fighters prepare a locally made rocket launcher in Old Aleppo, Syria
Free Syrian Army fighters prepare a locally made rocket launcher in Old Aleppo, December 31, 2013. Picture taken December 31, 2013.
Italian navy rescues 233 migrants south of Sicily
ITALY-MIGRANTS/:Italian navy rescues 233 migrants south of Sicily