Tribal fighters and members of Iraqi security forces take part in an intensive security deployment on the outskirts of Diyala province
Tribal fighters and members of Iraqi security forces take part in an intensive security deployment on the outskirts of Diyala province June 14, 2014. The insurgent offensive that has threatened to dismember Iraq spread to the northwest of the country on Sunday, when Sunni militants launched a dawn raid on a town close to the Syrian border, clashing with police and government forces. Picture taken June 14, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer (IRAQ - Tags - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
A shop is on fire due to what activists claimed was shelling by forces loyal to Syrian President al-Assad at a market in central Duma
REFILE - CLARIFYING CAUSE OF EXPLOSION A shop is on fire due to what activists claimed was shelling by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at a market in central Duma in the eastern al-Ghouta, near Damascus June 15, 2014. REUTERS/Mohammed Abdullah (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A man reacts in a damaged street due to what activists claimed was shelling by forces loyal to Syrian President al-Assad at a market in central Duma
REFILE - CLARIFYING CAUSE OF EXPLOSION A man reacts in a damaged street due to what activists claimed was shelling by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at a market in central Duma in the eastern al-Ghouta, near Damascus June 15, 2014. REUTERS/Mohammed Abdullah (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Smoke rises due to what activists claimed was shelling by forces loyal to Syrian President al-Assad in a market in central Duma
REFILE - CLARIFYING CAUSE OF EXPLOSION Smoke rises due to what activists claimed was shelling by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a market in central Duma in the eastern al-Ghouta, near Damascus June 15, 2014. REUTERS/Mohammed Abdullah (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Smoke rises due to what activists claimed was a car bomb explosion in a market in central Duma in the eastern al-Ghouta, near Damascus
Smoke rises due to what activists claimed was a car bomb explosion in a market in central Duma in the eastern al-Ghouta, near Damascus June 15, 2014. REUTERS/Mohammed Abdullah (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A man reacts in a damaged street due to what activists claimed was a car bomb explosion in a market in central Duma
A man reacts in a damaged street due to what activists claimed was a car bomb explosion in a market in central Duma in the eastern al-Ghouta, near Damascus June 15, 2014. REUTERS/Mohammed Abdullah (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A shop is on fire due to what activists claimed was a car bomb explosion in a market in central Duma
A shop is on fire due to what activists claimed was a car bomb explosion in a market in central Duma in the eastern al-Ghouta, near Damascus June 15, 2014. REUTERS/Mohammed Abdullah (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Iraq insurgent advance spreads to northwest
Fierce fighting has erupted in the town of Tal Afar 60 km (40 miles) west of Mosul near the Syrian border
Former UK PM Blair says Iraq crisis not his fault, urges action
IRAQ-SECURITY/BLAIR:Former UK PM Blair says Iraq crisis not his fault, urges action
Syrian government pushes into border town in Assad coastal heartland
Syrian government forces were assisted by the Lebanese Shi'ite militia Hezbollah