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A man rushes his daughter to safety while fleeing the al-Rifai neighborhood as Iraqi special forces battle Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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A huge Syrian National flag hangs out of a damage building at the mountain resort town of Zabadani in the Damascus countryside, Syria, Thursday, May 18, 2017. A U.S. airstrike struck pro-Syrian government forces for the first time, hitting a convoy in the desert near the border with Jordan, U.S. officials and Syrian activists said, an apparent signal to President Bashar Assad to keep his forces out of a zone where U.S.-backed rebels are fighting the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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A demonstrator holds a Venezuelan flag during a vigil for the victims of the clashes with the government's security forces, during protest against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Several humanitarian organizations and the opposition have accused the security forces of using too much violence during demonstrations against the government, which have left dozens dead.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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French Chieff of Staff Gen. Pierre de Villiers arrives at the Elysee Palace, Thursday, May 18, 2017 in Paris as French President Emmanuel Macron chairs his first security council. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg talks with journalists as he arrives for a meeting of EU foreign and defense ministers at the Europa building in Brussels, Thursday May 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
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A supporter of Puerto Rican nationalist Oscar Lopez Rivera holds a painting of late nationalist leader Pedro Albizua Campos as Lopez arrives to give a press conference following his release from house arrest after decades in custody, on El Escambron Beach in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Lopez was considered a top leader of the Armed Forces of National Liberation, or FALN, an ultranationalist Puerto Rican group that claimed responsibility for more than 100 bombings at government buildings, department stores, banks and restaurants in New York, Chicago, Washington and Puerto Rico during the 1970s and early 1980s. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti) PUERTO RICO OUT - NO PUBLICAR EN PUERTO RICO
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Puerto Rican nationalist Oscar Lopez Rivera gives an interview following his release from house, arrest after decades in custody, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Lopez was considered a top leader of the Armed Forces of National Liberation, or FALN, an ultranationalist Puerto Rican group that claimed responsibility for more than 100 bombings at government buildings, department stores, banks and restaurants in New York, Chicago, Washington and Puerto Rico during the 1970s and early 1980s. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti) PUERTO RICO OUT - NO PUBLICAR EN PUERTO RICO
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Puerto Rican nationalist Oscar Lopez Rivera gives an interview following his release from house arrest after decades in custody, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Lopez was considered a top leader of the Armed Forces of National Liberation, or FALN, an ultranationalist Puerto Rican group that claimed responsibility for more than 100 bombings at government buildings, department stores, banks and restaurants in New York, Chicago, Washington and Puerto Rico during the 1970s and early 1980s. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti) PUERTO RICO OUT - NO PUBLICAR EN PUERTO RICO
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FILE - In this April 1, 2017 file photo, children play inside a damaged car, amid heavy destruction in a neighborhood recently retaken by Iraqi security forces from Islamic State militants on the western side of Mosul, Iraq. Iraq’s Sunni minority is pushing for a greater say in power once the Islamic State group is defeated, reflecting a growing sentiment that the country’s government must be more inclusive to prevent extremism from gaining ground once again. But so far, many Shiite politicians are wary, and the Sunni leadership is divided and disorganized. The danger is that Iraq will fall into the same sectarian cycle that has plagued it for more than a decade. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)
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FILE - In this Thursday, March 23, 2017 file photo, displaced Iraqis, fleeing fighting between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State militants, wait for a security check before being transferred to a camp on the western side of Mosul, Iraq. Iraq’s Sunni minority is pushing for a greater say in power once the Islamic State group is defeated, reflecting a growing sentiment that the country’s government must be more inclusive to prevent extremism from gaining ground once again. But so far, many Shiite politicians are wary, and the Sunni leadership is divided and disorganized. The danger is that Iraq will fall into the same sectarian cycle that has plagued it for more than a decade. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)
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FILE - In this Tuesday, May 9, 2017 file photo, smoke rises during heavy fighting between Islamic State militants and Iraqi special forces in the industrial area of west Mosul, Iraq. Iraq’s Sunni minority is pushing for a greater say in power once the Islamic State group is defeated, reflecting a growing sentiment that the country’s government must be more inclusive to prevent extremism from gaining ground once again. But so far, many Shiite politicians are wary, and the Sunni leadership is divided and disorganized. The danger is that Iraq will fall into the same sectarian cycle that has plagued it for more than a decade. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)
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FILE - In this Tuesday, April 18, 2017 file photo, Civilians flee heavy fighting by Iraqi special forces to wrest the al-Tanek neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq. Iraq’s Sunni minority is pushing for a greater say in power once the Islamic State group is defeated, reflecting a growing sentiment that the country’s government must be more inclusive to prevent extremism from gaining ground once again. But so far, many Shiite politicians are wary, and the Sunni leadership is divided and disorganized. The danger is that Iraq will fall into the same sectarian cycle that has plagued it for more than a decade. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)
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Illustration marking the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Midway by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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Demonstrators hold candles during a vigil for the victims of the clashes with the government's security forces, during protest against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Several humanitarian organizations and the opposition have accused the security forces of using too much violence during demonstrations against the government, which have left dozens dead.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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Demonstrators hold candles during a vigil for the victims of the clashes with the governments security forces, during protest against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Several humanitarian organizations and the opposition have accused the security forces of using too much violence during demonstrations against the government, which have left dozens dead.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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Demonstrators hold candles during a vigil for the victims of the clashes with the governments security forces, during protest against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Several humanitarian organizations and the opposition have accused the security forces of using too much violence during demonstrations against the government, which have left dozens dead.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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Demonstrators hold candles during a vigil for the victims of the clashes with the governments security forces, during protest against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Several humanitarian organizations and the opposition have accused the security forces of using too much violence during demonstrations against the government, which have left dozens dead.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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FILE - This July 16, 2014 file photo shows a Mine-Resistant, Ambush Protected vehicle in front of police headquarters in Watertown, Conn. The Los Angeles Unified School District police department received a MRAP vehicle like this one through a federal program. Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell, the leader of the nation's largest sheriff's department, says federal officials should reconsider the curtailment of a program that provided surplus military equipment to local law enforcement. McDonnell said Wednesday, May 17, 2017 that the equipment would help ensure officers are safe when responding to active shooters and terrorist attacks. (The Republican-American, Steven Valenti, via AP, File)
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FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2016 file photo, Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell carries slain deputy Steve Owen's hat as the hearse arrives at the Lancaster Baptist Church for a memorial service in Lancaster, Calif. Owen was shot on Oct. 5 as he answered a report of a burglary at an apartment building in the city north of Los Angeles. The leader of the nation's largest sheriff's department says federal officials should reconsider the curtailment of a program that provided surplus military equipment to local law enforcement. McDonnell said Wednesday, May 17, 2017 that the equipment would help ensure officers are safe when responding to active shooters and terrorist attacks. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool, File)
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FILE - In this April 16, 2013 file photo, a Los Angeles County Sheriffs Counter Terrorism Unit armored truck is seen outside Union Station in Los Angeles, after the city increased security following deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon. Sheriff Jim McDonnell, leader of the nation's largest sheriff's department says federal officials should reconsider the curtailment of a program that provided surplus military equipment to local law enforcement. McDonnell said Wednesday, May 17, 2017 that the equipment would help ensure officers are safe when responding to active shooters and terrorist attacks. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
