War_Conflict

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Gazan Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh waves a Palestinian flag from the Mavi Marmara ship he visited in Istanbul on Jan. 2, 2012. The ship was the target of a deadly raid by Israeli troops seeking to prevent an aid flotilla from reaching the Palestinian territory. (Associated Press)

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In this image from amateur video, Arab League observers are seen Dec. 30, 2011, at a protest in Idlib, Syria. Hundreds of thousands of Syrians poured into the streets across the nation in the largest protests in months, shouting for the downfall of the regime in a defiant display invigorated by the presence of Arab observers, activists said. (Associated Press/Shaam News Network via APTN)

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**FILE** A Saudi woman holding a child checks out lingerie March 25, 2009, at a store in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Associated Press)

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An undated photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms Special Agent John Capano. Capano died while trying to subdue a suspect in a pharmacy robbery in Seaford, N.Y., on Dec. 31, 2011. (Associated Press/Department of Justice)

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Singer Kaye Stevens, who died Wednesday at 79, performed with Sammy Davis Jr. and other members of the Rat Pack. She was an actress and singer who performed for U.S. troops as part of Bob Hope's USO tour. (Associated Press)

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In this Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, photo, people gather at a coffee shop in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqis are again segregating themselves along sectarian lines, prompted by a political crisis pulling at the explosive Sunni-Shiite divide just weeks after the American withdrawal left Iraq to chart its own future. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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Yemeni soldiers and officers march during a rally demanding reforms and dismissal of a senior official over alleged corruption in Taiz, Yemen, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Anees Mahyoub)

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai adjusts his coat, as he speaks during a gathering to mark the 40th death anniversary of political leader Khan Abdul Samad Khan Achekzai in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. Karzai welcomed on Saturday remarks from the Obama administration saying that Taliban insurgents were not America's enemies. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

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** FILE ** Pedestrians pass police vans in Times Square as city police officials begin ramping up security before Saturday's New Year's Eve celebrations, on Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, in New York. Behind the scenes, the police meticulously map out how to control crowds that can swell to 1 million while also preparing for potential terror threats. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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BYU wide receiver Cody Hoffman (2) celebrates with teammates Braden Hansen, left rear, Bryan Kariya (33) and Braden Brown (75) after catching the game-winning touchdown pass during the fourth quarter of the Armed Forces Bowl game against Tulsa on Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, in Dallas. BYU won 24-21. Hoffman had three touchdown receptions from Riley Nelson in the game. (AP Photo/John F. Rhodes)

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Protesters chant anti-U.S. slogans and wave Iraqi flags Dec. 30, 2011, during a demonstration in the Azamiyah neighborhood of Baghdad. Hundreds of Iraqi Sunnis have celebrated the departure of the American forces from Iraq, amid sectarian tensions. (Associated Press)

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Syrian soldiers chant slogans Dec. 30, 2011, during a pro-regime rally in Damascus, Syria. The rebel Free Syrian Army said it has stopped its offensive against government targets during a month-long mission by Arab League monitors, saying it wants to expose how the regime is killing peaceful protesters. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** A Kazakh riot police officer (left) instructs others Dec. 17, 2011, before their patrol in center of Zhanaozen, Kazakhstan. (Associated Press)

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Theater: Dr. Dolittle When Hugh Lofting was fighting for the Irish Guard in World War I, he could not bring himself to write to his children about the horrors of war. Instead, he told them about a doctor who treated only animals. These letters became the basis for the Doctor Dolittle series and the inspiration for Janet Stanford´s production of Dr. Dolittle, which tells the classic tale through a Lewis Carroll-like double-world in which Lofting´s letters are acted out by soldiers with animallike qualities.

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Air Force Tech Sgt. Matthew Pierce is swarmed by daughters (from left) Kimi, 16; Kathleen, 11; Keri Lu, 14, and Kris, 18, as he returns home Dec. 16 from a six-month stint in Afghanistan, one of his numerous deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan in his 11 years in the military.

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Brian Beales, with the Air Force, is joyously reunited with wife Timorah; daughter Carissa, 1; and son Brian, 2, after being deployed to Iraq for four months. The family reconnected Dec. 1 at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.

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Volunteers shake hands and welcome home soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan at the international arrival gate of Baltimore-Washington International Airport, Baltimore, MD, Friday, December 16, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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People mount bodies onto mules after Turkey's air force attacked suspected Kurdish rebels on Wednesday night, killing 35, many of them believed to be smugglers mistaken for guerrillas. It was one of the largest one-day civilian death tolls incurred during Turkey's 27-year drive against militant Kurds seeking autonomy. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** F-15 warplanes of the Saudi Air Force fly over Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Jan. 25, 2009, during a graduation ceremony at King Faisal Air Force University. (Associated Press)

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Masked Hamas militants march with their guns Dec. 27, 2011, during a parade in Gaza City to mark the third anniversary of the Israeli offensive on Gaza in 2008. (Associated Press)