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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)

Syria accuses U.S. of inciting unrest

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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 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)

Syrian president sacks governor after protests

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Men pray next to portraits of people killed or who disappeared during the rule of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's regime during Friday prayers in Benghazi, Libya, June 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) (AP)

Gadhafi vows to fight to the death

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In this photo taken on a government organized tour, local residents stand next to a damaged house in Tripoli, Libya, on Sunday, June 5, 2011. Libyan officials claim that during a NATO airstrike, a rocket targeted a nearby military site hit a residential area and damaged several houses. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) (AP)

Rare daytime NATO airstrikes hit Libyan capital

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Local residents hold portraits of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and chant as they greet South African security personnel guarding President Jacob Zuma's motorcade leaving the airport in Tripoli, Libya, on Monday, May 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) (AP)

South African president meets Gadhafi about future

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Sky over Tripoli, Libya, is illuminated by explosions during an airstrike, early Tuesday, May 24, 2011. NATO warplanes were repeatedly hitting Tripoli early Tuesday in what appears to be the heaviest night of bombing of the Libyan capital since the start of the air campaign against Moammar Gadhafi's forces. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic) (AP)

NATO airstrikes hit Tripoli, heaviest bombing yet

Michelle Faul, Diaa Hadid
Smoke rises from a ship that was hit in an airstrike, at Tripoli sea port, Libya, early Friday, May 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic) (AP)

NATO bombs ships in broadest strike on Libyan navy

Michelle Faul, Diaa Hadid
In this photo taken on a government organized tour, a poster of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is seen in a damaged official building following an airstrike in Tripoli, Libya, early Tuesday, May 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic) (AP)

Libyan oil minister withdraws from government

Diaa Hadid, Bouazza Ben Bouazza
FILE - In this March 2, 2011 file photo, Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi waves to supporters as he arrives to speak in Tripoli, Libya. Moammar Gadhafi says he's alive after NATO attacks and has support of millions of Libyans. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File) (Associated Press)

Libyans deny war crimes allegations at ICC

Mike Corder, Diaa Hadid
In this image made from Libyan TV, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi holds a meeting with tribal leaders from eastern Libya, in Tripoli, Libya, Wednesday, May 11, 2011. (AP Photo / Libyan TV via APTN) TV OUT LIBYA OUT (AP)

NATO strikes Libyan capital after Gadhafi appears

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Rebel fighters dance in a check point in Ajdabia, Libya, Monday, May 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) (AP)

Gadhafi forces pushed back from Misrata

Diaa Hadid, Maggie Michael
A rebel fighters celebrate after coming back from the front line against Moammar Gadhafi's forces, Ajdabia, Libya, Monday, May 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) (AP)

Tripoli sites bombed, rebels claim successes

Michelle Faul, Diaa Hadid
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Man unknowingly liveblogs bin Laden operation

Diaa Hadid
In this citizen journalism image made on a mobile phone and acquired by the AP, Syrians gather after Friday prayers during an anti-government protest in the coastal city of Banias, Syria, Friday, April 29, 2011. Thousands of Syrian protesters chanting "We are not afraid!" were met with bullets and tear gas Friday as security forces opened fire, killing more than 40 people. Many of the dead were villagers who tried to break a military blockade in the city at the heart of the six-week uprising, witnesses said. (AP Photo) (AP)

Syrian troops kill 4 at mosque in restive city

Diaa Hadid, Bassem Mroue
In this citizen journalism image made on a mobile phone and acquired Saturday April 23, 2011, by The Associated Press, Syrian anti-government protesters carry the coffin of an activist who was killed on Friday during his funeral procession in Quaboun near Damascus, Syria, Saturday, April 23, 2011. Syrian security forces fired on tens of thousands of mourners during funeral processions Saturday, killing several people following the deadliest day of the uprising against authoritarian President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo) (AP)

Syria crushes protests with troops, tanks

Elizabeth A. Kennedy, Diaa Hadid

Egypt’s Interior Ministry set ablaze amid protest

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In this photo taken during a government-organised visit for foreign media, a pro-Gadhafi fighter makes his evening prayers in the desert as a plume of smoke rises from the burning oil refinery in Ras Lanouf, 380 miles (615 kilometers) southeast of the capital Tripoli, in Libya Saturday, March 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) (AP)

Gadhafi forces overwhelm rebel city in march east

Diaa Hadid, Ryan Lucas
Pro-Gadhafi fighters raise their weapons as they are pictured during a government-organized visit for foreign media in Bin Jawwad, 350 miles (560 kilometers) southeast of the capital Tripoli, in Libya Saturday, March 12, 2011. The world moved a step closer to a decision on imposing a no-fly zone over Libya but Moammar Gadhafi was swiftly advancing Saturday on the poorly equipped and loosely organized rebels who have seized much of the country. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) (AP)

Libyan rebels lose last stronghold west of Tripoli

Diaa Hadid, Ryan Lucas
Pro-Gadhafi fighters raise their weapons as they are pictured during a government-organized visit for foreign media in Bin Jawwad, 350 miles (560 kilometers) southeast of the capital Tripoli, in Libya Saturday, March 12, 2011. The world moved a step closer to a decision on imposing a no-fly zone over Libya but Moammar Gadhafi was swiftly advancing Saturday on the poorly equipped and loosely organized rebels who have seized much of the country. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) (AP)

Gadhafi warplanes strike rebel-held Libya city

Diaa Hadid, Ryan Lucas
In this photo taken during a government-organised visit for foreign media, a pro-Gadhafi fighter is seen beneath a plume of smoke from the burning oil refinery in Ras Lanouf, 380 miles (615 kilometers) southeast of the capital Tripoli, in Libya Saturday, March 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) (AP)

Gadhafi drives rebels from one of last strongholds

Diaa Hadid, Paul Schemm
Anti-Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi rebels, stand on their vehicle shout slogans against Gadhafi at a desert road between Agela and Ras Lanouf towns, eastern Libya, on Saturday March 12, 2011. An emergency European Union summit on Libya brought a no-fly zone no closer, but leaders embraced a new Libyan opposition group as a viable partner after cutting all contact with strongman Moammar Gadhafi. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) (AP)

Arab League asks for no-fly zone over Libya

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Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters march in al Mansoura city, Egypt, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011. Egypt's largest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, said it would begin talks Sunday with the government to try to end the country's political crisis but made clear it would insist on the immediate ouster of longtime authoritarian President Hosni Mubarak. Arabic read " People Need the Removal of the Regime". (AP Photo) (AP)

Egypt demonstrators entertain to keep morale high

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Fires burn in the National Democratic Party ruling party headquarters, after it was set alight by anti-government protesters, in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) (AP)

Egypt’s military secures famed antiquities museum

Diaa Hadid, Maggie Michael
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Israel eases Gaza blockade on some banned foods

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