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Druze men wave Palestinians and Syrian flags as they stand near the border fence between Israel and Syria on May 15, 2011

Hugh Macleod, Annasofie Flamand

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA and according to them, Pro-Syrian President Bashar Assad demonstrators, display posters with his image, during a gathering to show their support, at Ezraa village in Daraa province, Syria, on Wednesday July 6, 2011. Syrian security forces may have committed crimes against humanity during a deadly siege of a western town in May, Amnesty International said Wednesday, citing witness accounts of deaths in custody, torture and arbitrary detention. (AP Photo/SANA) EDITORIAL USE ONLY (AP)

Two protesters carry posters with pictures of unidentified relatives in Syria, with the Syrian flag colors painted on their faces during an anti-Syrian regime rally near the Syrian embassy in Cairo, Egypt Tuesday, July 5, 2011. Syrian troops fired Tuesday on residents who set up makeshift roadblocks to prevent the advance of tanks ringing the city of Hama, which has become a flashpoint of the uprising against autocratic President Bashar Assad, activists said. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser) (AP)

Elizabeth A. Kennedy, Bassem Mroue

The empty chair of Syria's ambassador to Austria Bassam al-Sabbagh at the start of International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA's board of governors meeting at the International Center, in Vienna, Austria, on Wednesday, June 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak) (AP)

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In this citizen journalism image made on a mobile phone and provided by Shaam News Network, anti-Syrian President Bashar Assad protester, holds up an Arabic placard read:"You are stuck in Daraa," during a demonstration against the Syrian regime, at Tafas village in Daraa province, southern Damascus, Syria, on Friday July 1, 2011. Hundreds of thousands of protesters flooded cities around Syria on Friday in one of the largest outpourings against the regime of President Bashar Assad since the uprisings began more than three months ago. At least six people were killed in various clashes, activists said. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO (AP)

Lebanese anti-Syrian regime protesters shout slogans during a demonstration to support the Syrian demonstrators who protest in Syria against Bashar Assad's regime, in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, Friday July 1, 2011. Hundreds of thousands of protesters flooded cities around Syria on Friday in one of the largest outpourings against the regime of President Bashar Assad since the uprisings began more than three months ago. At least six people were killed in various clashes, activists said. (AP Photo) (AP)

Associated Press

In this citizen journalism image made on a mobile phone and provided by Shaam News Network, anti-Syrian President Bashar Assad protesters, hold up a banner against Assad during a demonstration against the Syrian regime, in Kfar Nebel village near the the province of Edlib, northwest Syria, on Friday July 1, 2011. Human rights activists say three people have been killed as tens of thousands of Syrians shouting for President Bashar Assad to leave office take to the streets across the country. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO (AP)

Muslim Brotherhood female supporters hold banners with colors of the Syrian independence flag with Arabic that reads "Your brothers in Egypt, we support our people in Syria, Muslims support Muslims to relieve them from injustice", during an anti-Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime in Cairo, Egypt Friday, June 24, 2011. Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood supporters gathered near the Syrian embassy in Cairo following the weekly Friday prayers chanting anti-Syrian regime. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser) (AP)

Elizabeth A. Kennedy

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Syrian troops arrive at a hill overlooking Turkey-Syria border, about three kilometers inside Syria, as Syrians waiting to enter Turkey rush to the crossing point near the Turkish village of Guvecci in Hatay province, Turkey, Thursday, June 23, 2011. Syrian activists claimed that troops backed by tanks and snipers have entered a village along the Turkish border as the regime expands its crackdown on a pro-democracy movement that has posed the gravest challenge to President Bashar Assad's rule(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) (AP)

Natasha Lennard

Syrian troops arrive at a hill overlooking Turkey-Syria border, about three kilometers inside Syria, as Syrians waiting to enter Turkey rushed to the crossing point near the Turkish village of Guvecci in Hatay province, Turkey, Thursday, June 23, 2011. Syrian activists claimed that troops backed by tanks and snipers have entered a village along the Turkish border as the regime expands its crackdown on a pro-democracy movement that has posed the gravest challenge to President Bashar Assad's rule(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) (AP)

Elizabeth A. Kennedy

Syrian troops push to Turkish border

Elizabeth A. Kennedy, Burhan Ozbilici

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A Syrian refugee mother feeds her baby as another covers her face, in a makeshift hospital in a newly opened refugee camp in the Turkish town of Yayladagi in Hatay province, Turkey, Wednesday, June 22, 2011. The U.N. refugee agency said that 500 to 1,000 people a day have been crossing from northern Syria into Turkey since June 7, and more than 10,000 were being sheltered by Turkish authorities in four border camps(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) (AP)

Natasha Lennard

A Syrian shouts pro-Syrian President Bashar Assad slogans, as others carry a picture of Assad with writing in Arabic that reads:" Yes," during a rally in support of Assad, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, June 21, 2011. Tens of thousands of people waving flags and pictures of Assad converged on Syria's main squares Tuesday, pledging allegiance to their president in the latest show of government support to counter a three-month uprising against his authoritarian rule. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi) (AP)

Bradley Klapper

Lebanese army soldier, sits atop armored personnel carrier (APC), near to portraits of Syrian President Bashar Assad, on Saturday June 18 2011, on a street in Tripoli where a clashes broke between Sunni and Alawite groups on Friday, after a demonstration of the anti-Syrian regime protesters in Tripoli, northern Lebanon. A senior member of a Lebanese political party allied with Syria and an off-duty soldier were killed Friday after gunmen opened fire and lobbed a grenade near hundreds of people holding an anti-Assad protest in northern Lebanon, a security official said in Beirut. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) (AP)

Elizabeth A. Kennedy, Zeina Karam

Pro-Syrian regime protesters, shout pro-Syria's President Bashar Assad slogans after he delivered a speech, in Damascus, Syria, Monday, June 20, 2011. Syria's embattled president says "saboteurs" are trying to exploit legitimate demands for reform in the country. President Bashar Assad's speech Monday was only his third public address since the country's uprising began in March. What is happening today has nothing to do with reform, it has to do with vandalism," Assad told a crowd of supporters at Damascus University. "There can be no development without stability, and no reform through vandalism. ... We have to isolate the saboteurs." (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman) (AP)

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Natasha Lennard

Protesters shout slogans as they carry pictures of Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, his father Hafez Assad, second from left, Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, center, and Syrian flags, during a demonstration to show their support for the Syrian President in front of the Russian Embassy, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, June 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) (AP)

Syrian refugees children crowd a playing area in a camp in Boynuyogun, near the Syrian border, Thursday, June 16, 2011. At least 150 more refugees crossed into Turkey on Thursday afternoon, increasing the number of refugees to more than 9,000. They were quickly ferried to the refugee camp in the town of Yayladagi. Angelina Jolie, the Hollywood celebrity and goodwill ambassador for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees is expected to visit the refugees in Turkey on Friday afternoon, the UNHCR said Thursday.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) (AP)

Selcan Hacaoglu, Bassem Mroue

A Syrian refugee woman brings laundry to an irrigation canal in a camp, in Boynuyogun, Turkey, Tuesday, June 14, 2011. According to the Turkish Prime Minister's office the number of Syrian refugees in Turkey stands at more than 8.500 people.As the government expands its crackdown on dissent, activists report tanks entering the northern town of Maaret al-Numan on Tuesday and other villages near Jisr al-Shughour.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) (AP)

Selcan Hacaoglu, Elizabeth A. Kennedy

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A Syrian refugee woman walks in the new refugee tent compound in Boynuyogun, Turkey, near the Syrian border, Sunday, June 12, 2011. Syrian forces launched a crackdown on the Syrian town of Jisr al-Shughour on Sunday, fueling fears that the clashes could spark a further influx of refugees towards bordering Turkey.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) (AP)

This image taken from video released by Anatolia Agency shows two Syrian refugee children playing outside tents in a camp built to accommodate 5,000 people in the town of Yayladagi, Hatay province, Turkey near the Syrian border Thursday June 9, 2011. About 1,000 Syrians fleeing violence crossed into Turkey overnight, raising the total number of refugees in the country to 1,600. Hundreds of Syrians fled to Turkey on Thursday as elite Syrian troops moved to encircle a restive town ahead of a possible assault, sharply escalating the upheaval that threatens the 40-year regime led by President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Anatolia Agency via APTN) TURKEY OUT, TV OUT (AP)

Selcan Hacaoglu, Bassem Mroue

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