A rebel fighter prepares a Grad rocket to be fired towards forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad stationed at the entrance of the coastal city of Lataqia
A rebel fighter prepares a Grad rocket to be fired towards forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad stationed at the entrance of the coastal city of Lataqia, during what the rebels said was an attempt to obstruct the country's presidential elections June 3, 2014. REUTERS/Alaa Khweled (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
People arrive to cast their votes at a polling station at al-Othman mosque in Damascus
People arrive to cast their votes at a polling station at al-Othman mosque in Damascus June 3, 2014. Syrians voted on Tuesday in an election expected to deliver an overwhelming victory to President Bashar al-Assad in the midst of a civil war that has fractured the country and killed more than 160,000 people. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS ELECTIONS RELIGION)
People arrive to cast their votes at a polling station at al-Othman mosque in Damascus
People arrive to cast their votes at a polling station at al-Othman mosque in Damascus June 3, 2014. Syrians voted on Tuesday in an election expected to deliver an overwhelming victory to President Bashar al-Assad in the midst of a civil war that has fractured the country and killed more than 160,000 people. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS ELECTIONS RELIGION)
Muslim and Christian clerics gather inside a tent to express their solidarity with Syria's President al-Assad near a polling station in al-Othman mosque in Damascus
Muslim and Christian clerics gather inside a tent to express their solidarity with Syria's President Bashar al-Assad near a polling station in al-Othman mosque in Damascus June 3, 2014. Syrians voted on Tuesday in an election expected to deliver an overwhelming victory to al-Assad in the midst of a civil war that has fractured the country and killed more than 160,000 people. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS ELECTIONS RELIGION)
People cast their votes in the presidential election at al-Othman mosque in Damascus
People cast their votes in the presidential election near portraits of the candidates, including Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (2nd R) at al-Othman mosque in Damascus June 3, 2014. Syrians voted on Tuesday in an election expected to deliver an overwhelming victory to al-Assad in the midst of a civil war that has fractured the country and killed more than 160,000 people. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST ELECTIONS)
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Red Crescent humanitarian aid trucks arrive at a warehouse in eastern al-Ghouta, near Damascus
Red Crescent humanitarian aid trucks arrive at a warehouse in eastern al-Ghouta, near Damascus June 2, 2014. Picture taken June 2, 2014. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A child reacts to the camera at a warehouse as the Syrian Red Crescent unload humanitarian aids in eastern al-Ghouta, near Damascus
A child reacts to the camera at a warehouse as the Syrian Red Crescent unload humanitarian aids in eastern al-Ghouta, near Damascus June 2, 2014. Picture taken June 2, 2014. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Workers unload boxes of humanitarian aid inside a warehouse in eastern al-Ghouta, near Damascus
Workers unload boxes of humanitarian aid inside a warehouse in eastern al-Ghouta, near Damascus June 2, 2014. Picture taken June 2, 2014. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)