A girl who survived a gas attack in the town of Latamna is brought to a field hospital for a check-up
A girl who survived what activists said was a gas attack in the town of Latamna, in Hama province, is brought to a field hospital for a check-up July 31, 2014. Picture taken July 31, 2014. REUTERS/Badi Khleif (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT)
Iraqi Kurds, battling Islamist threat, press Washington for arms
IRAQ-SECURITY/USA-ARMS:Iraqi Kurds, battling Islamist threat, press Washington for arms
Israel, Palestinians locked in vicious circle of Gaza wars
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Norway calls off terror alert, no longer sees imminent Islamist attack
NORWAY-THREAT:Norway calls off terror alert, no longer sees imminent Islamist attack
With Mideast in turmoil, Palestinians feel less backing
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A girl carries bread as she walks past a damaged building in Aleppo
A girl carries bread as she walks past a damaged building in Aleppo July 30, 2014. Picture taken July 30, 2014. REUTERS/Nour Kelze (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Mourners carry the coffin and a picture of Ibrahim al-Haj, a Hezbollah commander who died during a mission in Iraq, during his funeral in Mashghara village
Mourners carry the coffin and a picture of Ibrahim al-Haj, a Hezbollah commander who died during a mission in Iraq, during his funeral in Mashghara village in the Bekaa Valley, July 30, 2014. A Hezbollah commander has died during a mission in Iraq, sources familiar with the incident said on Wednesday, indicating the Lebanese group that is already fighting in Syria's civil war may be involved in a second conflict in the region. Four sources in Lebanon named the Hezbollah commander as Ibrahim al-Haj, a technical specialist involved in training. They said he was "martyred" in a battle near Mosul, a city in northern Iraq seized from government control last month by an al Qaeda offshoot known as the Islamic State. Picture taken July 30, 2014. REUTERS/Shawky Haj (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
The son of Ibrahim al-Haj, a Hezbollah commander who died during a mission in Iraq, wears a military outfit as he lies on his father's coffin during his funeral in Mashghara village
The son of Ibrahim al-Haj, a Hezbollah commander who died during a mission in Iraq, wears a military outfit as he lies on his father's coffin during his funeral in Mashghara village in the Bekaa valley, July 30, 2014. A Hezbollah commander has died during a mission in Iraq, sources familiar with the incident said on Wednesday, indicating the Lebanese group that is already fighting in Syria's civil war may be involved in a second conflict in the region. Four sources in Lebanon named the Hezbollah commander as Ibrahim al-Haj, a technical specialist involved in training. They said he was "martyred" in a battle near Mosul, a city in northern Iraq seized from government control last month by an al Qaeda offshoot known as the Islamic State. Picture taken July 30, 2014. REUTERS/Shawky Haj (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
The son of Ibrahim al-Haj, a Hezbollah commander who died during a mission in Iraq, wears a military outfit as he lies on his father's coffin during his funeral in Mashghara village
The son of Ibrahim al-Haj, a Hezbollah commander who died during a mission in Iraq, wears a military outfit as he lies on his father's coffin during his funeral in Mashghara village in the Bekaa Valley, July 30, 2014. A Hezbollah commander has died during a mission in Iraq, sources familiar with the incident said on Wednesday, indicating the Lebanese group that is already fighting in Syria's civil war may be involved in a second conflict in the region. Four sources in Lebanon named the Hezbollah commander as Ibrahim al-Haj, a technical specialist involved in training. They said he was "martyred" in a battle near Mosul, a city in northern Iraq seized from government control last month by an al Qaeda offshoot known as the Islamic State. Picture taken July 30, 2014. REUTERS/Shawky Haj (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)