A woman holds a Syrian social nationalist party's flag as she stands in a damaged church in the Armenian Christian town of Kasab
A woman holds a Syrian social nationalist party's flag as she stands in a damaged church in the Armenian Christian town of Kasab June 16, 2014. Residents of the Armenian Christian village of Kasab on Syria's border with Turkey began returning home on Monday, dancing, cheering and waving flags in the main square a day after the army retook the area from rebels.The fall of Kasab to President Bashar al-Assad's forces less than three months after insurgents captured it dealt another symbolic and strategic blow to an opposition undermined in recent months by infighting and government gains. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT RELIGION)
Forces loyal to Syrian President Assad stand on a balcony with a Syrian national flag, in the Armenian Christian town of Kasab
Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stand on a balcony with a Syrian national flag, in the Armenian Christian town of Kasab June 16, 2014. Residents of the Armenian Christian village of Kasab on Syria's border with Turkey began returning home on Monday, dancing, cheering and waving flags in the main square a day after the army retook the area from rebels. The fall of Kasab to President Bashar al-Assad's forces less than three months after insurgents captured it dealt another symbolic and strategic blow to an opposition undermined in recent months by infighting and government gains. Part of the wording on the left of the building reads, "God is Great". REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Residents and forces loyal to Syrian President Assad dance along a street in the Armenian Christian town of Kasab
Residents and forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad dance along a street in the Armenian Christian town of Kasab June 16, 2014. Residents of the Armenian Christian village of Kasab on Syria's border with Turkey began returning home on Monday, dancing, cheering and waving flags in the main square a day after the army retook the area from rebels.The fall of Kasab to President Bashar al-Assad's forces less than three months after insurgents captured it dealt another symbolic and strategic blow to an opposition undermined in recent months by infighting and government gains. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MILITARY)
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Volunteers, who have joined the Iraqi Army to fight against predominantly Sunni militants from the radical Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, carry weapons during a parade in Al-Fdhiliya district
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