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Dawud Assad, 92, stands in front of Palestinian decor in his home in Monroe Township, N.J., on May 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Noreen Nasir)

Palestinians recount painful history with war in Gaza as a reminder

By Noreen Nasir - Associated Press

In this photo released on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, by Suwayda24, people stage a protest as they wave the Druze flags in the southern city of Sweida, Syria. Anti-government protests have rocked south Syria for the past week. Demonstrators initially took to the streets over surging inflation but are now calling for the ouster of President Bashar Assad, echoing the beginnings of a 2011 uprising that sparked Syria's brutal civil war. (Suwayda24 via AP)

Syria protests spurred by economic misery stir memories of the 2011 anti-government uprising

By Kareem Chehayeb - Associated Press

This photo released Dec. 4, 2018, by the al-Qaeda-affiliated Ibaa News Agency, shows al-Qaeda-linked fighters driving their vehicles during a military drill in northern Syria. (Ibaa News Agency, via AP) ** FILE **

Al Qaeda’s advance in northern Syria threatens fragile truce

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

Syrian President Bashar Assad continues to be a thorn in U.S.-Russia talks for peace in the Middle East as the U.S. backs Mr. Assad while Russia supports nearby Iran against him. (Associated Press)

L. TODD WOOD: Russian media mentions Assad may step down

By L. Todd Wood

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a town hall event Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015, in Rochester, N.H. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) ** FILE **

Donald Trump: I bet Russia will get ‘bogged down again’ in the Middle East

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Maricopa County Sheriff's Cold Case Posse Lead Investigator Mike Zullo announces Tuesday, July 17, 2012, in Phoenix that President Obama's birth certificate, as presented by the White House in April 2011, is a forgery based on an investigation by the Sheriff's office. (AP Photo/Matt York)

L. TODD WOOD: Can I see that birth certificate again, please?

By L. Todd Wood

Syrian President Bashar Assad gestures during an interview with the BBC, in Damascus, Syria, in this Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA. (AP Photo/SANA, File)

Bashar Assad steps up chemical attacks despite Obama pledge he rid Syria of weapons

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

[u'Secretary of State John Kerry, fourth from left, meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, third from right, for a new round of nuclear negotiations on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, in Montreux, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)', u'U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, third from left, meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, third from right, for a new round of nuclear negotiations Wednesday, March 4, 2015, in Montreux, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)']

ANNE R. PIERCE: Iran’s rising star

By Anne R. Pierce

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington in this Jan. 28, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Lindsey Graham calls for 10K U.S. ‘boots on the ground’ to battle Islamic State

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

A Syrian woman rides in a car painted in the colors of the Syrian flag with President Bashar Assad's portrait in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, June 3, 2014. Polls opened in government-held areas in Syria amid very tight security Tuesday for the country's presidential election, a vote that President Bashar Assad is widely expected to win. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)

Syria’s Assad wins presidential vote in landslide; opposition calls outcome a farce

Associated Press

** FILE ** Syria has become a focal point for the State Department in the war on terrorism as al Qaeda-linked groups operating there — specifically the al-Nusrah Front — have expansionist aspirations. (Aleppo Media Center AMC via Associated Press)

U.S. citizen carries out suicide bombing in Syria

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani gestures as speaks during a session of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. Leaders gathered in the Swiss ski resort of Davos have made it a top priority to push to reshape the global economy and cut global warming by shifting to cleaner energy sources. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Iran’s heavyweight absence hangs over Syria talks

By Lee Keath and Zeina Karam - Associated Press

This Tuesday, July 9, 2013, citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels running during heavy clashes with Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)

No way to keep U.S. arms out of enemy hands in Syria

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Syrian President Bashar Assad (right) talks with Dennis J. Kucinich (left) and Greg Palkot of the Fox News Channel in Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/SANA)

Syria’s Bashar Assad tells Fox News he didn’t use chemical weapons

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

**FILE** United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (Associated Press)

U.N. ability to seize all chemical weapons in Syria raises Republican doubts

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Ted Yoho (Associated Press)

Rep. Ted Yoho: ‘I don’t want to be the match that ignites’ Syria powder keg

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Sen. John McCain, meeting for several hours on Monday, May 27, 2013, with rebel leaders in Syria, was asked for U.S. help to establish a no-fly zone, obtain anti-aircraft weapons and launch airstrikes on targets associated with the regime of President Bashar Assad. (Syrian Emergency Task Force)

Sen. Rand Paul blasts colleague John McCain’s trip to Syria

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times