People stand next to a tank in Bentiu
People stand next to a tank in Bentiu, Unity State, June 18, 2014. Around 39,000 people have found shelter in the UN base in Bentiu. About 1.5 million people have been displaced, including 378,000 who fled to neighbouring countries according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY)
Mothers displaced by the fighting hold their malnourished babies in front of a nutrition centre ran by CARE at the U.N. base in Bentiu
Mothers displaced by the fighting hold their malnourished babies in front of a nutrition centre ran by CARE at the U.N. base in Bentiu, Unity State, June 18, 2014. Around 39,000 people have found shelter in the UN base in Bentiu. About 1.5 million people have been displaced, including 378,000 who fled to neighbouring countries according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
Infants lying in a basket are uncovered by their mother, who was displaced by the fighting, in front of a nutrition centre ran by CARE at the U.N. base in Bentiu
Infants lying in a basket are uncovered by their mother, who was displaced by the fighting, in front of a nutrition centre ran by CARE at the U.N. base in Bentiu, Unity State, June 18, 2014. Around 39,000 people have found shelter in the UN base in Bentiu. About 1.5 million people have been displaced, including 378,000 who fled to neighbouring countries according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDANCIVIL POLITICS - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
Mothers displaced by the fighting hold their malnourished babies in front of a nutrition centre ran by CARE at the U.N. base in Bentiu
Mothers displaced by the fighting hold their malnourished babies in front of a nutrition centre ran by CARE at the U.N. base in Bentiu, Unity State, June 18, 2014. Around 39,000 people have found shelter in the UN base in Bentiu. About 1.5 million people have been displaced, including 378,000 who fled to neighbouring countries according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
Pregnant woman and mother of two, displaced by the fighting, holds her malnourished baby in front of a nutrition centre ran by CARE at the U.N. base in Bentiu
A pregnant woman and mother of two, displaced by the fighting, holds her malnourished baby in front of a nutrition centre ran by CARE at the U.N. base in Bentiu, Unity State, June 18, 2014. Around 39,000 people have found shelter in the UN base in Bentiu. About 1.5 million people have been displaced, including 378,000 who fled to neighbouring countries according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
Women are walking towards an UN pea keeper who is patrolling in Bentiu
Women walk towards a U.N. peacekeeper patrolling in Bentiu, Unity State, June 18, 2014. Around 39,000 people have found shelter at the U.N. base in Bentiu. About 1.5 million people have been displaced, including 378,000 who fled to neighbouring countries according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY POLITICS)
On World Refugee Day, WFP Ethiopia Warns of Funding Shortfall to Respond to Sharp Influx of South Sudanese Refugees
ADDIS ABABA – As South Sudanese continue to flee their conflict-torn homeland, the United Nations World Food Programme in Ethiopia marks World Refugee Day with an urgent appeal for US$50 million to meet the needs of nearly 150,000 who have sought shelter here since the conflict began in December 2013–and for our larger refugee response.
A Shi'ite volunteer from the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council crosses a hurdle during a training in Basra
A Shi'ite volunteer from the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council crosses a hurdle during a training in Basra, southeast of Baghdad June 18, 2014. Iraq has asked the United States for air support in countering Sunni rebels, the top U.S. general said on Wednesday, after the militants seized major cities in a lightning advance that has routed the Shi'ite-led government's army. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
Iraq seeks U.S. air power against militants -officials
White House has said President Barack Obama has not yet decided what action, if any, to take following in Iraq
Tribal fighters shout slogans while holding weapons in Basra
Tribal fighters shout slogans while holding weapons in Basra, southeast of Baghdad June 18, 2014. Iraq has asked the United States for air support in countering Sunni rebels, the top U.S. general said on Wednesday, after the militants seized major cities in a lightning advance that has routed the Shi'ite-led government's army. REUTERS/ Essam Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)