MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA(01 of22)
Open Image ModalA man rides a bicycle past burning tyres, which activists said are used to create smoke cover from warplanes, in Aleppo, Syria August 1, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail (credit:Abdalrhman Ismail / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA(02 of22)
Open Image ModalA boy inspects burning tyres, which activists said are used to create smoke cover from warplanes, in Aleppo, Syria August 1, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail (credit:Abdalrhman Ismail / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA(03 of22)
Open Image ModalA man burns beddings, which activists said are used to create smoke cover from warplanes, in Aleppo, Syria August 1, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail (credit:Abdalrhman Ismail / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA(04 of22)
Open Image ModalWomen attend a protest carrying banners while burning tyres, which they said is used to create smoke cover from warplanes, in Aleppo, Syria July 31, 2016. The text on the banner reads:\" We will stay here, till the pain is gone, we live here, the tune will get better, Aleppo the resistance.\" REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail (credit:Abdalrhman Ismail / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA(05 of22)
Open Image ModalSmoke rises after an airstrike on the rebel held al-Rashideen neighbourhood, Western Aleppo province, Syria July 31, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah (credit:Ammar Abdullah / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA(06 of22)
Open Image ModalMen walk past burning tyres, which activists said are used to create smoke cover from warplanes, in Aleppo, Syria July 31, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (credit:Abdalrhman Ismail / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA(07 of22)
Open Image ModalA man walks past burning tyres, which activists said are used to create smoke cover from warplanes, in Aleppo, Syria July 31, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail (credit:Abdalrhman Ismail / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA(08 of22)
Open Image ModalA view shows the damage inside Anadan Hospital, sponsored by Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations (UOSSM), after it was hit yesterday by an airstrike in the rebel held city of Anadan, northern Aleppo province, Syria July 31, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah (credit:Ammar Abdullah / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO(09 of22)
Open Image ModalA view shows what is believed to be the road that civilians would have to use to access one of the safe exit points opened for civilians to leave rebel-held areas, in Aleppo\'s Bustan al-Qasr, Syria July 29, 2016. The Municipal Palace (L) in Aleppo city, which is controlled by forces loyal to Syria\'s President Bashar al-Assad, is pictured in the background. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail (credit:Abdalrhman Ismail / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO(10 of22)
Open Image ModalA general view shows Aleppo\'s historic citadel, controlled by forces loyal to Syria\'s President Bashar al-Assad, as seen from a rebel-held area of Aleppo, Syria July 29, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail (credit:Abdalrhman Ismail / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO(11 of22)
Open Image ModalForces loyal to Syria\'s President Bashar al-Assad stand near barricades after they advanced on the southern side of the Castello road in Aleppo, Syria, in this handout picture provided by SANA on July 28, 2016. SANA/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. (credit:Sana Sana / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO(12 of22)
Open Image ModalForces loyal to Syria\'s President Bashar al-Assad are seen near barricades after they advanced on the southern side of the Castello road in Aleppo, Syria, in this handout picture provided by SANA on July 28, 2016. SANA/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. (credit:Sana Sana / Reuters)
Mideast Syria(13 of22)
Open Image ModalThis photo provided by the Syrian anti-government activist group Aleppo Media Center (AMC), shows Syrian citizens inspecting damaged shops after airstrikes hit a market in Atareb, west of the divided city of Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Aug 2, 2016. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory said at least 11 people, including five children were killed when bombs were dropped in a market in Atareb. (Aleppo Media Center via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Mideast Syria Surviving In Aleppo(14 of22)
Open Image ModalFILE - In this Saturday, July 30, 2016 file still image from Syrian state TV video, shows women and children arriving in a street lined with heavily damaged buildings in the government-held part of the Salaheddine neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Residents trapped in rebel-controlled Aleppo are struggling to survive the crippling encirclement of their once thriving city. Bread, medication and fuel are running short. For the tens of thousands who chose to remain, the battle for Aleppo is a pivot point in the Syrian war. (Syrian State TV, via AP, File) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
US Syria(15 of22)
Open Image ModalFILE - In this Oct. 2, 2012 file photo, smoke rises over Saif Al Dawla district, in Aleppo, Syria. The United States is outlining no change in its Syria policy as an August 1 target date for a political transition passes. In May, Secretary of State John Kerry issued an Aug. 1 ultimatum to Syrian President Bashar Assad\'s government and its main backer, Russia. \"Either something happens,\" he said, \"or they are asking for a very different track.\" But on Monday, Kerry said the U.S. would continue its effort to \"get a cessation of hostilities in place that is meaningful.\" (AP Photo/ Manu Brabo, File) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Clashes in Aleppo(16 of22)
Open Image ModalALEPPO, SYRIA - AUGUST 02: Members of anti-regimist opposition forces group named Jaish al-Fatah, clash with the Assad Regime soldiers in Ramouseh region of Aleppo, Syria on August 02, 2016. Syrian opposition forces has started an operation to break Assad forces\' siege over Aleppo. (Photo by Beha el Halebi/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Clashes in Aleppo(17 of22)
Open Image ModalALEPPO, SYRIA - AUGUST 02: Members of anti-regimist opposition forces group named Jaish al-Fatah, clash with the Assad Regime soldiers in Ramouseh region of Aleppo, Syria on August 02, 2016. Syrian opposition forces has started an operation to break Assad forces\' siege over Aleppo. (Photo by Beha el Halebi/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Clashes in Aleppo(18 of22)
Open Image ModalALEPPO, SYRIA - AUGUST 02: Members of anti-regimist opposition forces group named Jaish al-Fatah, clash with Assad Regime soldiers based at Syrian Army Artillery School and military academy in Ramouseh region of Aleppo, Syria on August 02, 2016. Syrian opposition forces has started an operation to break Assad forces\' siege over Aleppo. (Photo by Abdulfetah Huseyin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Clashes in Aleppo(19 of22)
Open Image ModalALEPPO, SYRIA - AUGUST 02: Members of anti-regimist opposition forces group named Jaish al-Fatah, clash with the Assad Regime soldiers in Ramouseh region of Aleppo, Syria on August 02, 2016. Syrian opposition forces has started an operation to break Assad forces\' siege over Aleppo. (Photo by Beha el Halebi/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Clashes in Aleppo(20 of22)
Open Image ModalALEPPO, SYRIA - AUGUST 02: Members of anti-regimist opposition forces group named Jaish al-Fatah, clash with the Assad Regime soldiers in Ramouseh region of Aleppo, Syria on August 02, 2016. Syrian opposition forces has started an operation to break Assad forces\' siege over Aleppo. (Photo by Ibrahim Ebu Leys/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Syrian Civil war(21 of22)
Open Image ModalALEPPO, SYRIA - AUGUST 02: Debris of buildings are seen after the Russian army warcrafts carried out an airstrike over residential areas in Etarib district of Aleppo, Syria on August 02, 2016. (Photo by Ahmed Hasan Ubeyd/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Syrian civil war(22 of22)
Open Image ModalALEPPO, SYRIA - AUGUST 01: A war plane is seen during the \'Break the Aleppo siege\' operation of a group in the Army of Conquest and Conquest of Aleppo, against Assad regime forces, at Military Academy building in Aleppo, Syria on August 01, 2016.\n\n\n (Photo by Ahmed Hasan Ubeyd/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)