Syria

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An Israeli soldier from the Golani Brigade reads a holy book as he stands atop an armored personnel carrier at a training ground in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights near the border with Syria on Tuesday, June 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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Buildings are seen damaged by Syrian government airstrikes and shelling, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, July 9, 2013. Syria is entering its third year of a war that began as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)

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This Tuesday, July 9, 2013, citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels running during heavy clashes with Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)

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Syrian rebels run during heavy clashes with soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, on Tuesday, July 9, 2013, in this citizen journalism image authenticated by its contents and other AP reporting. Syria is entering its third year of a war that began as an uprising against Mr. Assad's rule. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center)

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**FILE** In this July 3, 2013, citizen journalism image provided by Lens Young Homsi, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, buildings damaged by Syrian government airstrikes and shelling are seen in the Jouret al-Chiyah neighborhood of Homs, Syria. (Associated Press)

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Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks during an interview with the state-run Al-Thawra newspaper in Damascus, Syria, on Thursday, July 4, 2013. (AP Photo/SANA)

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Syrians investigate an antiques shop damaged in a suicide bombing near the Greek Orthodox Virgin Mary Church in the predominantly Christian neighborhood of Bab Sharqi in central Damascus, Syria, on Thursday, June 27, 2013. (AP Photo/SANA)