Relatives and soldiers from the Lebanese army react as they carry the coffin of Lebanese soldier Ali al-Sayyed, during his funeral in Qalamoun
Relatives and soldiers from the Lebanese army react as they carry the coffin of Lebanese soldier Ali al-Sayyed, who was beheaded by Islamic State militants in Arsal, during his funeral in Qalamoun, in Akkar September 3, 2014. Islamic State militants beheaded al-Sayyed, a Lebanese soldier who was one of 19 captured by hardline Syrian Islamists when they seized a Lebanese border town for a few days this month, a video posted on social media showed on Saturday. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY MILITARY)
Relatives and soldiers from the Lebanese army carry the coffin of Lebanese soldier Ali al-Sayyed, during his funeral in Qalamoun
Relatives and soldiers from the Lebanese army carry the coffin of Lebanese soldier Ali al-Sayyed, who was beheaded by Islamic State militants in Arsal, during his funeral in Qalamoun, in Akkar September 3, 2014. Islamic State militants beheaded al-Sayyed, a Lebanese soldier who was one of 19 captured by hardline Syrian Islamists when they seized a Lebanese border town for a few days this month, a video posted on social media showed on Saturday. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Women react while relatives and soldiers from the Lebanese army carry the coffin of Lebanese soldier Ali al-Sayyed, during his funeral in Qalamoun
Women react while relatives and soldiers from the Lebanese army carry the coffin of Lebanese soldier Ali al-Sayyed, who was beheaded by Islamic State militants in Arsal, during his funeral in Qalamoun, in Akkar September 3, 2014. Islamic State militants beheaded al-Sayyed, a Lebanese soldier who was one of 19 captured by hardline Syrian Islamists when they seized a Lebanese border town for a few days this month, a video posted on social media showed on Saturday. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
A father of a Lebanese soldier captured by hardline Syrian Islamists, reacts next to a hearse carrying the coffin of another soldier, during his funeral in Qalamoun, in Akkar
A father of a Lebanese soldier captured by hardline Syrian Islamists, reacts next to a hearse carrying the coffin of another soldier Ali al-Sayyed, who was beheaded by Islamic State militants in Arsal, during his funeral in Qalamoun, in Akkar September 3, 2014. Islamic State militants beheaded al-Sayyed, one of 19 Lebanese soldiers captured by hardline Syrian Islamists when they seized a Lebanese border town for a few days this month, a video posted on social media showed on Saturday. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY)
Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad walk inside an underground tunnel which they dug in Old Aleppo, after claiming to have advanced in the area
Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad walk inside an underground tunnel which they dug in Old Aleppo, after claiming to have advanced in the area September 3, 2014. REUTERS/George Ourfalian (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MILITARY)
Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad walk in Old Aleppo, after claiming to have advanced in the area
Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad walk in Old Aleppo, after claiming to have advanced in the area September 3, 2014. REUTERS/George Ourfalian (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MILITARY)
Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad walk in Old Aleppo, after claiming to have advanced in the area
Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad walk in Old Aleppo, after claiming to have advanced in the area September 3, 2014. REUTERS/George Ourfalian (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MILITARY)
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