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Syrians walk through destruction in the town of Douma, the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack, near Damascus, Syria, Monday, April 16, 2018. Faisal Mekdad, Syria's deputy foreign minister, said on Monday that his country is &quot;fully ready&quot; to cooperate with the fact-finding mission from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons that's in Syria to investigate the alleged chemical attack that triggered U.S.-led airstrikes. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

The Latest: Russia clashes again with US, allies over Syria

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People stand in front of damaged buildings, in the town of Douma, the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack, near Damascus, Syria, Monday, April 16, 2018. Faisal Mekdad, Syria’s deputy foreign minister, said on Monday that his country is &quot;fully ready&quot; to cooperate with the fact-finding mission from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons that's in Syria to investigate the alleged chemical attack that triggered U.S.-led airstrikes. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Chemical weapons team in Syria kept from alleged attack site

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

Turkey's Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli, right and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, stand during a welcome ceremony prior to their meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, April 16, 2018. (Baris Oral, Pool Photo via AP) ** TURKEY OUT **

The Latest: Syrian TV: Air defense confront missiles in Homs

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Syrian soldier wave weapons and national flags as they chant slogans against U.S. President Trump during demonstrations following a wave of U.S., British and French military strikes to punish President Bashar Assad for suspected chemical attack against civilians, in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, April 14, 2018. Hundreds of Syrians are demonstrating in a landmark square in the Syrian capital, waving victory signs and honking their car horns in a show of defiance. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Defiant Syrians say West hasn’t shaken their resolve

By BASSEM MROUE and BASSAM HATOUM and ALBERT AJI - Associated Press

The Latest: Syrian army says it has retaken eastern Ghouta

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In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) fires a Tomahawk land attack missile Saturday, April 14, 2018, as part of the military response to Syria's use of chemical weapons on April 7. The United States, France and Britain launched military strikes in Syria to punish President Bashar Assad for an apparent chemical attack against civilians and to deter him from doing it again. (Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Trey Fowler/U.S. Navy via AP)

Pentagon: U.S. airstrikes ‘hit the heart’ of Syria’s chemical weapons program

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, joined by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, speaks at the Pentagon, Friday, April 13, 2018, on the U.S. military response, along with France and Britain, to Syria's chemical weapon attack on April 7. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

The Latest: Trump speaks to UK, French leaders after strikes

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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov speaks to the media a joint news conference with Dutch Foreign Minister Halbe Zijlstra following their talks, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, April 13, 2018. Lavrov said Friday Russian experts inspected the site of the alleged attack in the town of Douma and found no trace of chemical weapons. He said Moscow has &quot;irrefutable information that it was a fabrication.&quot; (AP Photo/Sergei Poliakov)

Syrians gather in capital in defiance after airstrikes

By BASSEM MROUE and BASSAM HATOUM - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on Friday, April 13, 2018, in Washington, about the United States' military response to Syria's chemical weapon attack on April 7. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The Latest: Russia: Missiles aimed at Syrian air base downed

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FILE - In this April 10, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump listens as he meets in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. Trump said Thursday, April 12, that an attack on Syria could take place &quot;very soon or not so soon at all!&quot; (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump: US, allied strikes aimed at Syria’s chemical weapons

By ROBERT BURNS and JILL COLVIN and ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov speaks to the media a joint news conference with Dutch Foreign Minister Halbe Zijlstra following their talks, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, April 13, 2018. Lavrov said Friday Russian experts inspected the site of the alleged attack in the town of Douma and found no trace of chemical weapons. He said Moscow has &quot;irrefutable information that it was a fabrication.&quot; (AP Photo/Sergei Poliakov)

The Latest: Russia says no evidence of gas attack in Douma

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Syrian President Bashar Assad met Thursday in Damascus with Ali Akbar Velayati, an adviser to Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Associated Press)

Inspectors head to site of suspected gas attack in Syria

By BASSEM MROUE and SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, soldiers and residents salute civilians after they were released by the Army of Islam group that had held them since 2013, in Damascus, Syria, early Monday, April 9, 2018. Syrian state media is reporting that dozens of civilians who had been held for years by a rebel group near the capital Damascus have been freed. (SANA via AP)

The Latest: UN Security Council schedules meeting on Syria

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FILE - EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - This Sunday, April. 8, 2018 file image released by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, shows a rescue worker carrying a child following an alleged chemical weapons attack in the rebel-held town of Douma, near Damascus, Syria. With the Middle East on edge and many fearing inadvertent triggering of regional war, it is easy to forget that two weeks ago Trump shocked advisers in declaring an intention to withdraw troops from Syria. Now, apparently angered by a suspected chemical attack, Trump is threatening imminent military strikes against the Syrian government forces he blames and rattling a saber at Syria’s patron Russia. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP, File)

AP News Guide: Potential for escalation in Syria abounds

By ZEINA KARAM and BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows Syrian President Bashar Assad, second right, greeting a delegation of Muslim clerics from around the world, who took part in a two-day conference called, &quot;Unity of the Muslim World,&quot; in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, April 11, 2018. (SANA via AP)

Syria braces for possible US attack, calls it ‘reckless’

By SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya talks with Syrian Ambassador to the United Nations Bashar Ja'afari, during a Security Council meeting, Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

The Latest: Russia officials: 3 journalists wounded in Syria

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FILE - In this file photo taken on Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, pose for a photo with Russian military pilots at the Hemeimeem air base in Syria. Just weeks after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared victory in Syria, Russian military outposts in the country have come under rebel attacks that are challenging Moscow's gains. (Mikhail Klimentyev/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Calls mounting for Trump to target Assad in missile strike against Syria

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

The United Nations Security Council meet and hear remarks from U.N. Special Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura via video broadcast, Monday April 9, 2018 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

The Latest: UN nixes Russian text on Syria gas attack probe

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President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, April 10, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump cancels South America trip in sign Syria military strike imminent

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

This image released early Sunday, April 8, 2018 by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, shows a child receiving oxygen through respirators following an alleged poison gas attack in the rebel-held town of Douma, near Damascus, Syria. Syrian rescuers and medics said the attack on Douma killed at least 40 people. The Syrian government denied the allegations, which could not be independently verified. The alleged attack in Douma occurred Saturday night amid a resumed offensive by Syrian government forces after the collapse of a truce. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP)

Tensions rachet up as Israel blamed for Syria missile strike

By ZEINA KARAM and BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press