Mideast Syria Running For President

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2014 file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad, hold up his portraits as they march during a demonstration is solidarity with government forces, in the al-Inshaat neighborhood of Homs, Syria. As the Syrian conflict entered its forth year this month and large parts of the country are either destroyed or under opposition control, Syrian officials say the presidential elections will be held on time later this year.The opposition rejects such a move saying after the death of more than 140,000 people and millions turned to refugees or displaced, Assad should step down rather than run again. (AP Photo/SANA, File)