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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) listens to U.S. President Barack Obama during a joint news conference in the White House Rose Garden in Washington, May 16, 2013. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque ( USA-SYRIA/TURKEY )

U.S. President Barack Obama addresses a joint news conference with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the White House Rose Garden in Washington, May 16, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Reed ( USA-SYRIA/TURKEY )

Supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad shout slogans as they wave Syrian opposition flags during a rally at Avenue Habib Bourguiba in Tunis April 20, 2013. REUTERS/Anis Mili ( TUNISIA/ )

Syrians carry pictures of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and shout slogans during a protest in support of Syria's regime, in Sidon, southern Lebanon, May 12, 2013. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho ( LEBANON/ )

A picture of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is seen on the central bank building in Damascus, on February 24, 2012. Syria's central bank has largely abandoned efforts to support the value of its currency in order to protect its remaining foreign exchange reserves, which have been slashed by the country's civil war, bankers and analysts say. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri/Files ( SYRIA-CURRENCY/ )

In this image from video broadcast on Syrian state television Wednesday, April 17, 2013, President Bashar Assad speaks during an interview. The Syrian government wants more details before deciding whether to take part in a proposed U.S.-Russian initiative to negotiate a peaceful end to Syria's crisis, the country's information minister said Tuesday, May 14, 2013, staking out a similar position to the main opposition group. One of the key sticking points in even bringing the sides to the table for talks has been the role of Assad in any negotiated transition. (AP Photo/Syrian State TV via AP video) ( Mideast Syria )

Lebanese boys play under a large poster, right, of Syrian President Bashar Assad with Arabic writing that reads, "everybody's teacher," in the predominantly Alawite neighborhood of Jabal Mohsen in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Lebanese members of the Syrian leader's Alawite sect fear their tiny community will be a casualty of the civil war raging in the neighboring country. Already, Sunni extremists have stoned a school bus, vandalized stores and beaten or stabbed a number of men in a wave of attacks against Lebanese Alawites, raising fears of more violence should Assad be removed from power. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) ( Mideast Lebanon Alawite Fears )

A torn picture of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is seen on a government building in Raqqa province, east Syria May 8, 2013. REUTERS/Hamid Khatib ( SYRIA-CRISIS/ )

Shi'ite anti-government protesters carry posters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a demonstration against Israeli air strikes in Syria, in Sanaa May 10, 2013. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah ( YEMEN/ )

Pro-Syrian regime activists, one holding up a poster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, shout slogans during a march against the Israeli attacks on Syria as they rally outside the United Nations offices in the capital Sanaa, on May 7, 2013. Israeli air raids on Syria over the weekend killed at least 42 soldiers, a watchdog said, fueling international concern over a spillover of the conflict, as Damascus warned it would strike back. MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty Images ( 519531516 )

Syrian President Bashar Assad delivers a speech at the parliament in Damascus, Syria on June 3, 2012. Israel launched an airstrike into Syria, apparently targeting a suspected weapons site, U.S. officials said Friday night, May 3, 2013. (AP Photo/SANA, File) ( Syria Israeli Airstrike )

Anti-Syrian regime protesters hold a poster depicting Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, during a demonstration, at Kafr Nabil town, in Idlib province, northern Syria, Friday May 10, 2013. Arabic banner in the background reads, "Kafr Nabil." (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN) ( Mideast Syria )

People tearing down a huge poster of President Bashar Assad and hitting it with their shoes, in Raqqa, Syria. Since Raqqa fell under rebel control last week, opposition fighters have posted guards at government buildings to prevent looting, brought down the price of bread and opened a telephone hotline for residents to report security problems. Raqqa is shaping up as a test case for how rebels will administer their areas. (AP Photo/Coordination Committee In Kafr Susa, File) ( Mideast Syria )

Activists of the international non-governmental organization "Reporters sans frontiers" (Reporters without borders) set a poster bearing a picture of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad in Paris, on May 03, 2013, as they launch a campaign marking world press freedom day. The posters bears pictures of chiefs of state qualified by the organization as "predators of Freedom of Information" gesturing angrily. KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/Getty Images ( 519436418 )

A Syrian man wrapped in a Syrian flag with a portrait of President Bashar Assad, attends an anti-Israeli demonstration in front of the UN office in Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 6, 2013. Iran Condemns Israeli Air strikes on Syria and urged countries in the region to stand against the attack. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) ( Mideast Iran Syria )

A Lebanese army soldier rides a motorcycle and passes in front of a Syrian flag in the predominantly Alawite neighborhood of Jabal Mohsen in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon on April. 30, 2013. Lebanese members of the Syrian leader's Alawite sect fear their tiny community will be a casualty of the civil war raging in the neighboring country. Already, Sunni extremists have stoned a school bus, vandalized stores and beaten or stabbed a number of men in a wave of attacks against Lebanese Alawites, raising fears of more violence should Assad be removed from power. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) ( Mideast Lebanon Alawite Fears )