Then-Syrian Prime Minister Riad Hijab (center) speaks under the portrait of the Syrian President Bashar Assad during a meeting in Damascus, Syria, in an undated photo released by the official SANA news agency on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012. Mr. Hijab has defected and fled to neighboring Jordan, a Jordanian official and a rebel spokesman said Monday. (AP Photo/SANA)
A relative holds the body of a 6-year-old Syrian boy Bilal El-Lababidi during his funeral July 27, 2012, in Ramtha, Jordan. The boy was shot dead by Syrian army as his parents and a dozen other refugees tried to cross a border to seek refuge in Jordan, his mother said. (Associated Press)
A relative holds the body of a 6-year-old Syrian boy Bilal El-Lababidi during his funeral July 27, 2012, in Ramtha, Jordan. The boy was shot dead by Syrian army as his parents and a dozen other refugees tried to cross a border to seek refuge in Jordan, his mother said. (Associated Press)
Hajiaj Ad Dustour, Amman, Jordan
Jordanian Prime Minister-designate Fayez Tarawneh gives an interview on Thursday, April 26, 2012, in Amman, Jordan. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh )
Jordanian Prime Minister-designate Fayez Tarawneh gives an interview on Thursday, April 26, 2012, in Amman, Jordan. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh )
** FILE ** Anti-government protesters wave Bahraini flags Nov. 25, 2011, during a rally and march that drew tens of thousands to Maqsha, Bahrain, just outside the capital of Manama. Participants in the rally, organized by several opposition societies, waved Bahraini flags along with those of Arab spring countries Syria, Yemen, Jordan, Tunisia and Egypt, while calling for the fall of the Bahraini government, freedom for prisoners and democracy in the Gulf island kingdom. (Associated Press)
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta (left, with back to camera) greets Lt. Gen. Prince Feisal bin Hussein (center) and Lt. Gen. Mashal al-Zaben of Jordan on their arrival at the Pentagon on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
A Syrian boy chants slogans Feb. 20, 2012, during a rally demanding UNICEF to protect Syrian children in front of the UNICEF Compound in Amman, Jordan. (Associated Press)
