Governor of Iraq Sunni heartland says U.S. to help against militants
IRAQ-SECURITY/ (WRAPUP 1, TV, PIX, GRAPHICS)=2:WRAPUP 1-Governor of Iraq Sunni heartland says U.S. to help against militants
Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) members drive during a military parade, in the Kurdish town of Efrin
Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) members drive during a military parade, in the Kurdish town of Efrin August 14, 2014. REUTERS/Boushkin Mohammed Ali (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) members drive during a military parade, in the Kurdish town of Efrin
Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) members drive during a military parade, in the Kurdish town of Efrin August 14, 2014. REUTERS/Boushkin Mohammed Ali (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Vehicles belonging to the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) take part in a funeral procession of three of their members that died, in the Kurdish town of Efrin
Vehicles belonging to the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) take part in a funeral procession of three of their members that died in Northern Aleppo countryside's city of Ekhtrin fighting forces from the Islamic State, in the Kurdish town of Efrin August 14, 2014, REUTERS/Boushkin Mohammed Ali (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) members drive during a military parade, in the Kurdish town of Efrin
Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) members drive during a military parade, in the Kurdish town of Efrin August 14, 2014. REUTERS/Boushkin Mohammed Ali (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) members drive during a military parade, in the Kurdish town of Efrin
Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) members drive during a military parade, in the Kurdish town of Efrin August 14, 2014, REUTERS/Boushkin Mohammed Ali (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Lebanon charges 43 Syrians with belonging to terrorist groups
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Sri Lanka accuses UN rights chief of prejudice in war crimes probe
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A displaced man from the Yazidi religious minority rides a donkey as he makes his way with another man towards the Mount Sinjar, after securing the evacuation process of their families towards the Syrian border
A displaced man from the Yazidi religious minority, fleeing violence from forces loyal to the Islamic State in Sinjar town, rides a donkey as he makes his way with another man towards the Mount Sinjar, after securing the evacuation process of their families towards the Syrian border August 13, 2014. A U.S. mission to evacuate Yazidis trapped on Mount Sinjar by Sunni militant fighters is far less likely after a U.S. assessment team sent there on Wednesday found the humanitarian situation not as grave as expected, the Pentagon said. Picture taken August 13, 2014. REUTERS/Rodi Said (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Displaced people from the Yazidi religious minority, fleeing violence from forces loyal to the Islamic State in Sinjar town, ride a truck as they are evacuated from Mount Sinjar in northern Iraq
Displaced people from the Yazidi religious minority, fleeing violence from forces loyal to the Islamic State in Sinjar town, ride a truck as they are evacuated from Mount Sinjar in northern Iraq with the help of members of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), as they make their way towards Newrooz camp in Syria's al-Hasakah province, August 13, 2014. A U.S. mission to evacuate Yazidis trapped on Mount Sinjar by Sunni militant fighters is far less likely after a U.S. assessment team sent there on Wednesday found the humanitarian situation not as grave as expected, the Pentagon said. Picture taken August 13, 2014. REUTERS/Rodi Said (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)