War_Conflict

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Muslim women pilgrims make their way to throw cast stones at a pillar, symbolizing the stoning of Satan, in a ritual called "Jamarat," the last rite of the annual hajj, in Mina near the Saudi holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 6, 2011. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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** FILE ** This U.S. Army photo made available by the Russell family on Tuesday, May 12, 2009, shows U.S. Army Sgt. John M. Russell. Russell pleaded guilty Monday to killing four other soldiers and a Navy officer in 2009 at mental health clinic in Baghdad during the Iraq War. The plea agreement in a military court at Joint Base Lewis-McChord means Russell will avoid the death sentence. (AP Photo/Family photo)

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U.S. Attorney David B. Barlow, of Utah, speaks during an interview at his office Thursday, May 16, 2013, in Salt Lake City. U.S. authorities in Idaho said they have arrested Fazliddin Kurbanov, a man from Uzbekistan accused of conspiring with a designated terrorist organization in his home country and helping scheme to use a weapon of mass destruction. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force patrols the Senkaku Islands, which China calls the Diaoyu Islands, in the East China Sea. China is trying to strengthen its claim on tiny, uninhabited, Japanese-controlled islands by raising questions about the much larger Okinawa chain that is home to more than 1 million Japanese along with major U.S. military installations. Tokyo has issued a "stern protest." (Associated Press)

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The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force patrols the Senkaku Islands, which China calls the Diaoyu Islands, in the East China Sea. China is trying to strengthen its claim on tiny, uninhabited, Japanese-controlled islands by raising questions about the much larger Okinawa chain that is home to more than 1 million Japanese along with major U.S. military installations. Tokyo has issued a "stern protest." (Associated Press)

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Maryland State Senate President Thomas "Mike" Miller Jr., left, and Speaker of the House Michael Busch, right, flank Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, center, as he signs the Firearm Safety Act of 2013 into law at the Maryland Statehouse, Annapolis, Md., Thursday, May 16, 2013. The bill gives Maryland stricter gun-control laws. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley signs the Firearm Safety Act of 2013 into law at the Maryland Statehouse in Annapolis on Thursday, May 16, 2013. The bill gives Maryland stricter gun-control laws. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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**FILE** This citizen journalism image from May 14, 2013, provided by Aleppo Media Center and authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows the mother of a Syrian rebel cleaning a rifle in Aleppo, Syria. (Associated Press/Aleppo Media Center AMC)