Lebanese army soldiers on tanks and military vehilces advance towards the Sunni Muslim border town of Arsal, in eastern Bekaa Valley
Lebanese army soldiers on tanks and military vehilces advance towards the Sunni Muslim border town of Arsal, in eastern Bekaa Valley, as part of reinforcements, August 5, 2014. Two Lebanese soldiers were killed in fighting with Islamist militants overnight in the town of Arsal on the border with Syria and an eight-year-old girl was shot dead in clashes in a northern city, security sources said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Hassan Abdallah (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY)
WFP Food Reaches More People In Syria In July
DAMASCUS - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has made significant progress over the last few weeks in reaching more people affected by the violence in Syria - many of them in besieged and difficult-to-reach areas -- due to improved access through cross-line and cross-border food deliveries.
Fighting near Lebanon-Syria border kills two soldiers, wounds seven
Fighting marks most serious spillover into Lebanon from Syria's civil war
Lebanese army soldiers sit atop of an armoured carrier at the entrance of the Sunni Muslim border town of Arsal, in eastern Bekaa Valley
Lebanese army soldiers sit atop of an armoured carrier at the entrance of the Sunni Muslim border town of Arsal, in eastern Bekaa Valley August 5, 2014. Two Lebanese soldiers were killed in fighting with Islamist militants overnight in the town of Arsal on the border with Syria and an eight-year-old girl was shot dead in clashes in a northern city, security sources said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Hassan Abdallah (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY)
An ambulance believed to be carrying casualties is escorted by Lebanese army soldiers as they return from the Sunni Muslim border town of Arsal, in eastern Bekaa Valley
An ambulance believed to be carrying casualties is escorted by Lebanese army soldiers as they return from the Sunni Muslim border town of Arsal, in eastern Bekaa Valley August 5, 2014. Two Lebanese soldiers were killed in fighting with Islamist militants overnight in the town of Arsal on the border with Syria and an eight-year-old girl was shot dead in clashes in a northern city, security sources said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Hassan Abdallah (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY)
Lebanese army soldiers sit atop of armoured carrier at entrance of Sunni Muslim border town of Arsal, in eastern Bekaa Valley
Lebanese army soldiers sit atop of an armoured carrier at the entrance of the Sunni Muslim border town of Arsal, in eastern Bekaa Valley August 5, 2014. Two Lebanese soldiers were killed in fighting with Islamist militants overnight in the town of Arsal on the border with Syria and an eight-year-old girl was shot dead in clashes in a northern city, security sources said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Hassan Abdallah (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY)
INSIGHT-Tunneling through triangle of death, Islamic State aims at Baghdad from south
IRAQ-SECURITY/SOUTH (INSIGHT):INSIGHT-Tunneling through triangle of death, Islamic State aims at Baghdad from south
Two Lebanese soldiers killed in clashes near Syrian border -sources
Fighting marks most serious spillover into Lebanon from Syria's civil war
UNHCR distributes aid to thousands of Iraqis fleeing attacks in Ninewa
Many of the displaced Iraqis are staying with friends or relatives in Iraqi Kurdistan's Dohuk governorate, but some 14,000 have moved into a transit camp near Syria.
UNHCR fears for the safety of thousands of refugees in embattled Libya
Almost 37,000 people are registered with UNHCR in Tripoli and Benghazi, with many living in areas heavily damaged by fighting and unable to leave to safer areas.