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Syrian child, Taybah Al-Hajji, 1, whose family fled their home in Aleppo 15 days ago due to Syrian government shelling, sits next to her one month old brother Abdulghani, sleeping in a child safety seat covered with a mosquito net, as they take refuge with their family at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing, in hopes of entering one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

French direct aid a dubious break for Syria rebels

By Lori Hinnant - Associated Press

World Briefs: Hand grenades kill soldiers at ammo depot

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Family members gather near an ammunition store in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey, where a blast killed 25 soldiers and wounded at least four others on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. (AP Photo)

Turkey: 25 killed in ammunition depot blast

By Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

A Syrian child who fled her home in Aleppo with her family because of fighting between the rebels and the Syrian army, rests Wednesday at a school where she and her family took refuge, in Suran, Syria. (Associated Press)

Turkey, Egypt hit Assad for ‘terrorism’

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Amjad Al-Saleh, a Syrian child suffering from food poisoning, is comforted by his mother as they take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing near Azaz, Syria, on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, in hopes of entering a refugee camp in Turkey. The Al-Saleh family left their home in Marea, Syria, 11 days before when government forces shelled their house. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

U.S. provides more aid for Syrian refugees

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has forged a means of cohabitation with the military, which once sparred openly with the government over the direction of the country. (Associated Press)

Military key to Syria planning

By Christopher Torchia - Associated Press

Penn Museum makes deal with Turkey for ‘Troy gold’

By KATHY MATHESON - Associated Press

The skyline of Istanbul, Turkey's largest city, rises above the Bosporus. (AP Photo)

New energy between Cold War foes Turkey, Russia

By Jacob Resneck - Special to The Washington Times

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (second right) welcomes Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi for the opening session of the Nonaligned Movement summit in Tehran on Aug. 30, 2012. (Associated Press/Iranian Presidency Office)

Egypt leader slams Syrian regime during Iran visit

By Nasser Karimi - Associated Press

Infrastructure problems disrupt Internet to Syria

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

World Briefs: Government troops fight rebels in Damascus suburb

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Firefighters battle the blaze as vehicles burn after a blast near a police station in Gaziantep, Turkey, on Monday. Nine people were killed and dozens were wounded amid an escalation in fighting between Kurdish rebels and Turkish security forces. (Associated Press)

Explosion kills nine in Turkey; Kurdish militants deny responsibility

By Christopher Torchia - Associated Press

A Syrian boy arrives at a field hospital after an airstrike hit homes on the outskirts of Aleppo on Wednesday. As bloodshed increases in Syria, critics say President Obama has relied too heavily on the United Nations. (Associated Press)

Obama vs. Romney on Syria policy

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Syrian security investigate the scene Aug. 15, 2012, after a bomb attached to a fuel truck exploded outside a hotel in Damascus, Syria, where U.N. observers are staying. Several people were wounded, Syria's state TV reported. TV said the explosion took place near a parking lot used by the army command, which is about 300 meters (yards) away. (Associated Press)

Syria tensions spill over border to Lebanon

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

In this photo from Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, Fatoum Obeid, 50, stands in a pile of trash left by Syrian soldiers who occupied her home in Atarib, Syria. In recent months, rebels have seized a huge swath of territory in northern Syria, giving them a freedom to move and organize unprecedented in the 17-month conflict. (AP Photo/Ben Hubbard)

Rebels carve out large enclave in north Syria

By Ben Hubbard - Associated Press

This image made from amateur video released by the Shaam News Network and accessed Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, purports to show the destruction of houses by shelling from Syrian government forces in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012. The Associated Press is unable to independently verify the authenticity, content, location or date of this handout photo. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network, SSN)

Blasts, gunfire hit Damascus in blow to Assad

By Albert Aji and Brian Murphy - Associated Press

A Syrian gunman shoots into the air Aug. 9, 2012, during the funeral of Free Syrian Army fighter Husain Al-Ali, 29, in the town of Marea on the outskirts of Aleppo city, Syria. The fighter was killed during clashes in Aleppo. (Associated Press)

Syrian troops bomb rebel positions in Aleppo

By Zeina Karam - Associated Press

Syrians react after the Aug. 9, 2012, funeral of Free Syrian Army fighter Husain Al-Ali, 29, in the cemetery in the town of Marea on the outskirts of Aleppo city, Syria. The fighter was killed during clashes in Aleppo. (Associated Press)

Nearly 150,000 Syrian refugees seek U.N. help

By John Heilprin - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (left) meets Aug. 9, 2012, with Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama at his residence in Accra, Ghana. (Associated Press)

U.S. prepares new sanctions on Assad regime

Associated Press

Then-Syrian Prime Minister Riad Hijab (center) speaks under the portrait of the Syrian President Bashar Assad during a meeting in Damascus, Syria, in an undated photo released by the official SANA news agency on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012. Mr. Hijab has defected and fled to neighboring Jordan, a Jordanian official and a rebel spokesman said Monday. (AP Photo/SANA)

Syrian troops push into Aleppo to oust rebels

By Elizabeth A. Kennedy - Associated Press