A rebel fighter rides a motorcycle inside a rebel-made tunnel connecting to Zamalka in Jobar, a suburb of Damascus, which activists claim has been undergoing violent clashes between forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and rebel fighters
A rebel fighter rides a motorcycle inside a rebel-made tunnel connecting to Zamalka in Jobar, a suburb of Damascus, which activists claim has been undergoing violent clashes between forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and rebel fighters August 31, 2014. REUTERS/Badra Mamet (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Residents walk in Jobar, a suburb of Damascus, which activists claim has been undergoing violent clashes between forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and rebel fighters
Residents walk in Jobar, a suburb of Damascus, which activists claim has been undergoing violent clashes between forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and rebel fighters August 31, 2014. REUTERS/Badra Mamet (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) fighters eat watermelons while resting in villages surrounding Jazaa, in Qamishli countryside, after they seized control of the area from Islamic State fighters, on the Iraqi-Syrian border
Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) fighters eat watermelons while resting in villages surrounding Jazaa, in Qamishli countryside, after they seized control of the area from Islamic State fighters, on the Iraqi-Syrian border August 30, 2014. Picture taken August 30, 2014. REUTERS/Rodi Said (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) fighter looks out toward villages surrounding Jazaa, in Qamishli countryside, after they seized control of the area from Islamic State fighters, on the Iraqi-Syrian border
A Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) fighter looks out toward villages surrounding Jazaa, in Qamishli countryside, after they seized control of the area from Islamic State fighters, on the Iraqi-Syrian border August 30, 2014. Picture taken August 30, 2014. REUTERS/Rodi Said (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) drive a tank in villages surrounding Jazaa, in Qamishli countryside, after they seized control of the area from Islamic State fighters, on the Iraqi-Syrian border
Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) drive a tank in villages surrounding Jazaa, in Qamishli countryside, after they seized control of the area from Islamic State fighters, on the Iraqi-Syrian border August 30, 2014. Picture taken August 30, 2014. REUTERS/Rodi Said (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
U.S. Senator Menendez calls for arming Ukraine
UKRAINE-CRISIS/USA-LAWMAKERS:U.S. Senator Menendez calls for arming Ukraine
U.S., foreign fighters in Syria pose 'very serious threat' to U.S. -lawmaker
SYRIA-CRISIS/USA-LAWMAKERS:U.S., foreign fighters in Syria pose 'very serious threat' to U.S. -lawmaker
Relatives of Lebanese soldiers, who were captured by Islamist militants in Arsal, take part in a protest demanding the release of the remaining soldiers in al-Mhmara town
Relatives of Lebanese soldiers, who were captured by Islamist militants in Arsal, take part in a protest demanding the release of the remaining soldiers, pressuring the government to act, as they blocked a main road linking Tripoli to Halba, in al-Mhmara town, northern Lebanon August 31, 2014. Islamist Nusra Front, a group linked to al Qaeda, on Saturday released four Sunni soldiers and a Sunni policeman whom they captured earlier this month, a source close to the group said. The circumstances of their release were not immediately clear. REUTERS/Stringer (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Unidentified gunmen celebrate during the arrival of Lebanese Army soldier Ibrahim Moustafa Shaaban, who was captured by Islamist militants in Arsal, upon his arrival in Al-Mohamara village after his release, in Akkar
Unidentified gunmen celebrate during the arrival of Lebanese Army soldier Ibrahim Moustafa Shaaban, who was captured by Islamist militants in Arsal, upon his arrival in Al-Mohamara village after his release, in Akkar August 31, 2014. Islamist Nusra Front, a group linked to al Qaeda, on Saturday released four Sunni soldiers and a Sunni policeman whom they captured earlier this month, including Shaaban, a source close to the group said. The circumstances of their release were not immediately clear. REUTERS/Stringer (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Relatives of Lebanese soldiers, who were captured by Islamist militants in Arsal, take part in a protest demanding the release of the remaining soldiers in al-Mhmara town
Relatives of Lebanese soldiers, who were captured by Islamist militants in Arsal, take part in a protest demanding the release of the remaining soldiers, pressuring the government to act, as they blocked a main road linking Tripoli to Halba, in al-Mhmara town, northern Lebanon August 31, 2014. Islamist Nusra Front, a group linked to al Qaeda, on Saturday released four Sunni soldiers and a Sunni policeman whom they captured earlier this month, a source close to the group said. The circumstances of their release were not immediately clear. REUTERS/Stringer (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)