Hole left in ceiling of education facility in Aleppo

Hole left in ceiling of education facility in Aleppo

ALEPPO, Syria - A big hole in the ceiling of a room in an educational facility in Aleppo, northern Syria, is left on Aug. 21, 2014, following shelling by anti-government rebels. No one was in the room during the incident.

Women wait for bus near damaged building in Syria

Women wait for bus near damaged building in Syria

ALEPPO, Syria - A group of women waits for a bus in front of a severely damaged building in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Aug. 20, 2014.

Relatives see body of Japanese journalist slain in Syria

Relatives see body of Japanese journalist slain in Syria

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Kazutaka Sato, the common-law husband of Japanese journalist Mika Yamamoto, who was slain on Aug. 20, 2012, in Aleppo, northern Syria, while covering the civil war in the country, speaks at a hotel in Istanbul on Aug. 23, 2012. Relatives of Yamamoto saw her body earlier on Aug. 23 in Istanbul, after it was airlifted from Kilis in southern Turkey near the border with Syria.

Slain Japanese reporter's body transferred to Istanbul

Slain Japanese reporter's body transferred to Istanbul

KILIS, Turkey - Kazutaka Sato (front R) carries a casket containing the body of his partner Mika Yamamoto from a hospital in Kilis, southern Turkey, on Aug. 23, 2012, prior to its transfer by plane to Istanbul. Yamamoto, 45, was killed in Aleppo, northern Syria, on Aug. 20 during a clash between rebels and forces loyal to the Syrian government.

Slain Japanese reporter's body arrives in Kilis

Slain Japanese reporter's body arrives in Kilis

KILIS, Turkey - Photo shows the covered body of slain Japanese journalist Mika Yamamoto, as it arrives at a hospital in Kilis, southern Turkey, on Aug. 22, 2012. Yamamoto, 45, was killed in Aleppo, northern Syria, on Aug. 20 during a clash between rebels and forces loyal to the Syrian government.