People stand on rubble of damaged buildings at a site hit by what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by forces of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's Karm al-Jabal district
People stand on rubble of damaged buildings at a site hit by what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by forces of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's Karm al-Jabal district June 26, 2014. REUTERS/Hosam Katan (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A man stands on rubble of damaged buildings at a site hit by what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by forces of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's Karm al-Jabal district
A man stands on rubble of damaged buildings at a site hit by what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by forces of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's Karm al-Jabal district June 26, 2014. REUTERS/Hosam Katan (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A man walks along a damaged street at a site hit by what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by forces of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's Karm al-Jabal district
A man walks along a damaged street at a site hit by what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by forces of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's Karm al-Jabal district June 26, 2014. REUTERS/Hosam Katan (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Survivors walk along a damaged street at a site hit by what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by forces of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's Karm al-Jabal district
Survivors walk along a damaged street at a site hit by what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by forces of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's Karm al-Jabal district June 26, 2014. REUTERS/Hosam Katan (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
People walk past rubble of damaged buildings after what activists said was shelling by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Arbeen, the eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta
People walk past rubble of damaged buildings after what activists said was shelling by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Arbeen, the eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta June 25, 2014. Picture taken June 25, 2014. REUTERS/Diaa Al-Din (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A man walks past rubble of damaged buildings after what activists said was shelling by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Arbeen, the eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta
A man walks past rubble of damaged buildings after what activists said was shelling by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Arbeen, the eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta June 25, 2014. Picture taken June 25, 2014. REUTERS/Diaa Al-Din (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
People stand past rubble of damaged buildings after what activists said was shelling by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Arbeen, the eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta
People stand past rubble of damaged buildings after what activists said was shelling by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Arbeen, the eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta June 25, 2014. Picture taken June 25, 2014. REUTERS/Diaa Al-Din (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Militants take Iraqi gas field town, president calls parliament session
Militants have taken a town that is home to four natural gas fields and just an hour from Baghdad
Iraq PM says Syria carried out air strikes inside Iraq - BBC
IRAQ-SECURITY/SYRIA (URGENT):Iraq PM says Syria carried out air strikes inside Iraq - BBC
Rebel fighters prepare to launch improvised mortars towards forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the town of Morek in Hama province
Rebel fighters prepare to launch improvised mortars towards forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the town of Morek in Hama province June 25, 2014. Picture taken June 25, 2014. REUTERS/Badi Khlif (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)