British Muslims blame jihadi subculture after beheading video
IRAQ-SECURITY/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX, TV):WRAPUP 2-British Muslims blame jihadi subculture after beheading video
Islamic State threat 'beyond anything we've seen' -Pentagon
"They are beyond just a terrorist group. They marry ideology, a sophistication of ... military prowess. They are tremendously well-funded"
Workers renovate a damaged building in Maaloula
Workers renovate a damaged building in Maaloula August 21, 2014. Residents of Maaloula, a Christian town in Syria, call on other Christian groups and minorities to stand up to the radicalism that is sweeping across Syria and Iraq. The town was regained by Syrian Army forces in April from Islamic militants, and several months later life is slowly returning to the town. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY RELIGION CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST)
A woman and a soldier loyal to Syria's president Bashar Al-Assad stand beside a damaged church in Maaloula
A woman and a soldier loyal to Syria's president Bashar Al-Assad stand beside a damaged church in Maaloula August 21, 2014. Residents of Maaloula, a Christian town in Syria, call on other Christian groups and minorities to stand up to the radicalism that is sweeping across Syria and Iraq.The town was regained by Syrian Army forces in April from Islamic militants, and several months later life is slowly returning to the town. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY RELIGION CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST)
U.S. opens criminal probe of journalist Foley's death -Holder
IRAQ-SECURITY/USA-INVESTIGATION (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-U.S. opens criminal probe of journalist Foley's death -Holder
A man walks beside mass graves of people who died during chemical attacks on Zamalka, in Eastern Ghouta, a suburb of Damascus
A man walks beside mass graves of people who died during chemical attacks on Zamalka, in Eastern Ghouta, a suburb of Damascus August 21, 2014. A year passed since the chemical attacks on Eastern Ghouta of Damascus. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A girl stands in a damaged street in Ain Tarma, in Eastern Ghouta, a suburb of Damascus
A girl stands in a damaged street in Ain Tarma, in Eastern Ghouta, a suburb of Damascus August 21, 2014. A year passed since the chemical attacks on Eastern Ghouta of Damascus. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
A girl rests on swing along a damaged street in Ain Tarma, in Eastern Ghouta, a suburb of Damascus
A girl (L) rests on a swing along a damaged street in Ain Tarma, in Eastern Ghouta, a suburb of Damascus August 21, 2014. A year passed since the chemical attacks on Eastern Ghouta of Damascus. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
UN rights chief rebukes Security Council for failures to act
A more responsive U.N. Security Council would have "saved hundreds of thousands of lives", says U.N. rights chief
Syrian woman living in Jordan wears a headscarf in design of Syrian opposition flag during a demonstration near the Syrian embassy in Amman
REFILE - CLARIFYING CAPTION A Syrian woman living in Jordan wears a headscarf in the design of the Syrian opposition flag, with the word "Syria" written on it, during a demonstration marking the first anniversary of the chemical attack on the Ghouta suburb of Damascus, near the Syrian embassy in Amman August 21, 2014. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed (JORDAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY ANNIVERSARY)