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Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring his third goal against Kashima Antlers in the overtime of their final match at the FIFA Club World Cup soccer tournament in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Making donation, Ronaldo tells Syrians: Don’t lose your hope

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An injured Syrian arrives at a refugee camp in Rashidin, near Idlib, Syria, after was evacuated from the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo during the ceasefire, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday that Russia, Iran and Turkey are ready to act as guarantors in a peace deal between the Syrian government and the opposition. He spoke on Tuesday after a meeting of the three countries' foreign ministers in Moscow. (AP Photo)

Aleppo evacuation: Syrian rebels say deal reached

By Philip Issa - Associated Press

Illustration on Iran's future role in Syria by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Syria horrors seemingly unending

By Clifford D. May

A civil defense worker carries a child after airstrikes hit Aleppo, Syria. (Associated Press)

Iran brutalizing Aleppo, executing ‘most atrocious war crimes’ of 21st century

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this still image taken from video released by Baladi News, a Syrian opposition-affiliated media outlet, on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, Aleppo kids eat after arriving to the city's countryside as part of an evacuation process that commenced last week. The International Committee for the Red Cross said it has overseen the evacuation of 25,000 people from east Aleppo since rebels effectively surrendered the area to the Syrian government. (Baladi News via AP)

Russia, Iran, Turkey ready to guarantee Syria settlement

By Philip Issa and Nataliya Vasilyeva - Associated Press

Syrians evacuated from the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo during the ceasefire arrive at a refugee camp in Rashidin, near Idlib, Syria, early Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. The Security Council on Monday approved the deployment of U.N. monitors to the Syrian city of Aleppo as the evacuation of fighters and civilians from the last remaining opposition stronghold resumed after days of delays. (AP Photo)

Aleppo evacuation: Last remaining rebels and civilians await buses

By Philip Issa - Associated Press

Ritach Halif, 2, is carried by her mother, after the family which came from Idlib, Syria, crossed into Turkey at the Cilvegozu border gate with Syria, near Hatay, southeastern Turkey, Sunday, Dec, 18, 2016. Several people were able to cross into Turkey after they managed to leave the embattled Syrian city during the ceasefire, and arrived in Turkey by their own means. The Aleppo evacuation was suspended Friday after a report of shooting at a crossing point into the enclave by both sides of the conflict. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Aleppo: Syria buses resume taking remaining civilians, rebels from city

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

A Syrian man pulls their belongings after he was evacuated with his family from Aleppo, near Idlib, Syria, Friday, Dec. 16, 2016. Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says 7,500 civilians have been evacuated from the Syrian city of Aleppo and that he has reached out to Tehran in a bid to keep the process on track.(AP Photo)

Deal reached that could restart Aleppo evacuation

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

This image posted online Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, by supporters of the Islamic State militant group on an anonymous photo sharing website, shows smoke rising in the aftermath of an airstrike that targeted areas in Raqqa, Syria. The photo bears the watermark of Islamic State media releases and is consistent with other AP reporting. The Arabic caption on the photo reads, &quot;Russian warplanes target homes of Muslims in Raqqa.” (militant photo via AP) ** FILE **

The Latest: Turkey sends 300 more troops to Syria border

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This image posted online Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, by supporters of the Islamic State militant group on an anonymous photo sharing website, shows smoke rising in the aftermath of an airstrike that targeted areas in Raqqa, Syria. The photo bears the watermark of Islamic State media releases and is consistent with other AP reporting. The Arabic caption on the photo reads, &quot;Russian warplanes target homes of Muslims in Raqqa.” (militant photo via AP) ** FILE **

Senior Russian officer dies from wounds in Syria’s Aleppo

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This image posted online Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, by supporters of the Islamic State militant group on an anonymous photo sharing website, shows smoke rising in the aftermath of an airstrike that targeted areas in Raqqa, Syria. The photo bears the watermark of Islamic State media releases and is consistent with other AP reporting. The Arabic caption on the photo reads, &quot;Russian warplanes target homes of Muslims in Raqqa.” (militant photo via AP) ** FILE **

The Latest: Turkey says 2 soldiers missing in Syria

By SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

This frame grab from video provided by this militant video by Fatah al-Sham Front that is consistent with independent AP reporting, shows flames and smoke rise from a suicide bomb attacked Syrian government forces positions, in western Aleppo, Syria, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the conflict through local contacts, reported that rebels attacked government positions with two explosives-laden vehicles. Syrian rebels launched a fresh wave of attacks on western districts of Aleppo Thursday as airstrikes on a rebel-held village south of the contested city killed civilians, activists said. (militant video by Fatah al-Sham Front, via AP)

Relative calm as humanitarian pause begins in Syria’s Aleppo

By Sarah El Deeb - Associated Press

This image posted online Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, by supporters of the Islamic State militant group on an anonymous photo sharing website, shows smoke rising in the aftermath of an airstrike that targeted areas in Raqqa, Syria. The photo bears the watermark of Islamic State media releases and is consistent with other AP reporting. The Arabic caption on the photo reads, &quot;Russian warplanes target homes of Muslims in Raqqa.” (militant photo via AP) ** FILE **

Belgian immigration chief fined for refusing Aleppo visas

By LORNE COOK and SYLVAIN PLAZY - Associated Press

Russia accuses rebels in Aleppo of killing civilians

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This photo released online on Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, by the website of the al Qaeda-linked Fatah al-Sham, an anti-government militant group, shows fighters from the al Qaeda-linked Fatah al-Sham Front preparing for the offensive on government positions in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo. Fierce fighting broke out around the northern Syrian city of Aleppo Friday as rebels announced a large-scale offensive to break the government's nearly two-month siege of opposition-held areas. Arabic, bottom, reads: "Holy warriors getting ready for the battle to break the siege of Aleppo." (militant photo via AP)

Syrian rebels launch Aleppo offensive to break siege

By Philip Issa - Associated Press

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, welcomes his Syrian counterpart Walid al-Moallem during their meeting in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Oct. 28, 2016. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

The Latest: Syrian forces claim Aleppo rebel attack thwarted

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In this photo taken Sept. 26, 2016 and provided by the local council of Aleppo city, Syrians workers clean damaged after airstrikes, in Aleppo, Syria. The opposition-held districts of the Syrian city have been surrounded and under siege for months. Russian and Syrian warplanes are bombing the streets into rubble and government forces are chipping away at the pocket of opposition control. (Local Council of Aleppo City via AP)

In renewed Aleppo attacks, Syrian troops capture high ground

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

In this file photo released early Monday, Oct. 17, 2016, and provided by the Syrian Civil Defense group known as the White Helmets, rescue workers try to remove a boy stuck in the debris of a building in the neighborhood of Qaterji in rebel-held east Aleppo following an airstrike in Aleppo, Syria. The Syrian government has opened a corridor Friday, Oct. 21, 2016, for rebels and civilians who want to leave the besieged eastern neighborhoods of the city of Aleppo. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP, File)

Syria government opens new Aleppo corridor for evacuations

By Bassem Mroue and James Keaten - Associated Press

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein addresses via video message during the Human Rights Council that holds its 25th special session on the human rights situation in Aleppo at the UN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, Oct. 21, 2016. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

U.N. official calls Aleppo a ‘slaughterhouse,’ urges help for civilians

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks during his annual news conference in Moscow, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016. Russia on Tuesday argued strongly against Turkey's demand to keep a leading Kurdish group out of Syria's peace talks, and said it expects the U.N. envoy to resist what he called &quot;blackmail&quot; by Turkey and others, reflecting sharp differences that remain ahead of the scheduled talks. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

The Latest: Russia says Aleppo escape corridors under fire

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