Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad VisitsTown Recaptured From Rebels

In this photo released by Syria's national news agency, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visits the Christain town of Maaloua, northeast of Damascus, in Syria on April 20, 2014. The Syrian leader visited Maaloula on Easter Sunday as he seeks to persuade minorities that the government is their best protection against hardline Islamists. UPI