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In this image from amateur video obtained by a group which calls itself Ugarit News, shows rebel fighters celebrating after purportedly capturing an army base in Nairab, northwestern Syria, Thursday, May 23, 2013. The video is consistent with independent AP reporting. Rebel fighters captured an army base late Wednesday, a rare victory after a series of battlefield setbacks, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a pro-opposition group said. The group said scores of pro-regime troops and more than a dozen rebels were killed in the battle for the base, near the northwestern town of Nairab. In this image from amateur video ob
Arab League secretary-general Nabil Elaraby, left, talks to Qatari foreign minister Sheik Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani during an Arab League committee emergency meeting on Syria at the league s headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, May 23, 2013, ahead of an international peace conference to end the country s civil war. Arab League secretary-general Nabil
Lebanese children look through the windshield of a car destroyed after a mortar fired from the Alawite neighbourhood of Jabal Mohsen hit the Sunni district of Bab al-Tabbaneh in the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli, on May 23, 2013 following clashes overnight which killed six people and wounded 40. Violence has regularly broken out in Tripoli since the beginning of Syria's uprising, pitting residents of the two districts against each other. Lebanese children look through the
A view of the Sunni district of Bab al-Tabbaneh following overnight clashes with the Alawite neighbourhood of Jabal Mohsen in the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli, on May 23, 2013 which killed six people and wounded 40. Violence has regularly broken out in Tripoli since the beginning of Syria's uprising, pitting residents of the two districts against each other. A view of the Sunni district of Bab
Lebanese Sunni gunmen gestures as they express their sign of faith during a meeting inside a building in the Sunni district of Bab al-Tabbaneh following overnight clashes with the Alawite neighbourhood of Jabal Mohsen in the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli, on May 23, 2013 which killed six people and wounded 40. Violence has regularly broken out in Tripoli since the beginning of Syria's uprising, pitting residents of the two districts against each other. Lebanese Sunni gunmen gestures as t
The shattered glass of a street vendor's stall is seen in the Sunni district of Bab al-Tabbaneh following overnight clashes with the Alawite neighbourhood of Jabal Mohsen in the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli, on May 23, 2013 which killed six people and wounded 40. Violence has regularly broken out in Tripoli since the beginning of Syria's uprising, pitting residents of the two districts against each other. The shattered glass of a street ven
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Arab League secretary general Nabil al-Arabi smiles during an emergency meeting of the Arab League committee on Syria in Cairo on May 23, 2013. Syria's main opposition group opened key talks in Istanbul to debate whether to agree to negotiate with the regime on ending the two-year civil war under a new US-Russia peace initiative. Arab League secretary general Nabil
Arab League secretary-general Nabil Elaraby chairs an Arab League committee emergency meeting on Syria at the league s headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, May 23, 2013, ahead of an international peace conference to end the country s civil war. Arab League secretary-general Nabil
Arab League Secretary General Nabil Elaraby (2nd L) and Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani (R) attend a meeting with the Arab League's committee on Syria at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo May 23, 2013. Arab League Secretary General Nabil
Omani Foreign Minister Yousef bin Alawi bin Abdullah, center, arrives to attend an Arab League committee emergency meeting on Syria at the league s headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, May 23, 2013, ahead of an international peace conference to end the country s civil war. Omani Foreign Minister Yousef bin A
An Israeli soldier closes a gate at a training ground as armored personal carriers advance during a military drill in the Israeli controlled Golan Heights, near the border with Syria, Thursday, May 23, 2013. An Israeli soldier closes a gate at
Head of the Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces Mouaz al-Khatib reacts as he arrives for the group's meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, May 23, 2013. A spokesman said Syria's main opposition bloc welcomes renewed calls by its foreign supporters that Syrian President Bashar Assad give up power at the start of any political transition aimed at ending the country's civil war. The three-day meeting started in Istanbul to lay out conditions for possible talks with regime representatives in Geneva next month. Head of the Syrian National Coaliti
A Lebanese Sunni gunman holds a rifle in Al-Koubbeh, in Tripoli May 23, 2013. Five people were killed and more than 50 wounded in overnight clashes in Tripoli between Lebanese gunmen backing rival factions in Syria's civil war, doctors and security sources said on Thursday. Tripoli has suffered sporadic sectarian violence since the Sunni Muslim-led uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad broke out in March 2011, but after a night of mortar, grenade and machinegun fire, residents said this was the fiercest so far. A Lebanese Sunni gunman holds a rif
Israeli soldiers rest next to their tanks in the Israeli controlled Golan Heights, near the border with Syria, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Israeli soldiers rest next to their
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal (C) leaves after the Friends of Syria alliance meeting in Amman May 22, 2013. Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Pri
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (L) leaves after the Friends of Syria alliance meeting in Amman May 22, 2013. German Foreign Minister Guido Weste
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius speaks to the media after the Friends of Syria alliance meeting in Amman May 22, 2013. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fab
Supporters of Hezbollah and relatives of Hezbollah member Hussein Ahmad Abu Hasan carry his coffin during his funeral in Beirut's suburbs May 21, 2013. On a country road in Lebanon's northeast, traffic is heavy; ambulances screech by, sirens blaring, and cars packed with mourners follow coffins as Hezbollah brings wounded fighters home from Syria, and its dead. Having long denied its engagement in Syria behind President Bashar al-Assad, Hezbollah has committed itself this week to the fight for the strategic small town of Qusair, sending hundreds of men and losing dozens wounded and between 20 and 50 killed. Picture taken May 21, 2013. To match Analysis SYRIA-CRISIS/HEZBOLLAH. Supporters of Hezbollah and relativ
UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (L) sits near Acting head of the opposition Syrian National Coalition (SNC) George Sabra prior to the start of a meeting of the London 11 on Syria in Amman May 22, 2013. UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdulla
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry listens to remarks at a meeting on Syria in Amman, May 22, 2013. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry
German Foreign Minister, Guido Westerwelle, first left, and Italy's Foreign Minister Emma Bonino, second left, listen to the speakers during the meeting of the friends of Syria conference, in Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. German Foreign Minister, Guido West
US Secretary of State John Kerry attends the 'Friends of Syria' meeting in Amman, Jordan on May 22, 2013. The gathering seeks to discuss US-Russian proposal to hold a peace conference dubbed 'Geneva 2' to bring together rebels and representatives of Syrian President's regime. US Secretary of State John Kerry at
Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh (L), U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (C), and British Foreign Secretary William Hague (R) attend the Friends of Syria alliance meeting in Amman May 22, 2013. Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser J
Diplomats talk after their Friends of Syria alliance meeting in Amman May 22, 2013. Pictured are (L-R) U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Italy's Foreign Minister Emma Bonino, and United Arab Emirates' Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed al-Nahyan. Diplomats talk after their Friends
Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr, center, listens to the speakers during the meeting of the friends of Syria conference, in Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed K
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, listens to the speakers during the meeting of the friends of Syria conference, in Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry,
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu arrives for the opening of the 'Friends of Syria' meeting in Amman, Jordan on May 22, 2013. The gathering seeks to discuss US-Russian proposal to hold a peace conference dubbed 'Geneva 2' to bring together rebels and representatives of Syrian President's regime. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davu
Jordan's Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh (C), US Secretary of State John Kerry (2ndR), United Arab Emirates Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan (R) pose for a family picture along with other delegates before the opening of the 'Friends of Syria' meeting in Amman, Jordan on May 22, 2013. The gathering seeks to discuss US-Russian proposal to hold a peace conference dubbed 'Geneva 2' to bring together rebels and representatives of Syrian President's regime. Jordan's Foreign Minister Nasser Ju
Diplomats pose after their Friends of Syria alliance meeting in Amman May 22, 2013. Pictured are (front L-R) Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, Qatar's Prime Minister Sheik Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, United Arab Emirates' Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed al-Nahyan , German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, (rear L-R) Qatar's Foreign Minister Khalid bin Mohamed Al-Attiyah, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, British Foreign Secretary William Hague, Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr, Italy's Foreign Minister Emma Bonino. Diplomats pose after their Friends