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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 sends 300 more troops to Syria border

Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at The Royal Institute of International Affairs, at Chatham House, in London, Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

John Kerry’s rich fantasy life

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the Business Russia Congress in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016. Putin said that Russia would offer more freedom to private business to help offset the impact of Western sanctions.(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, pool)

Russia promises ‘painful,’ ‘asymmetrical’ response if U.S. imposes new sanctions over Syria

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 4, 2016 photo, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pauses, during a speech at an event hosted by The German Marshall Fund (GMF) and the U.S. Mission to the EU at Concert Noble in Brussels. Kerry called Friday for Russia and Syria to face a war crimes investigation for their attacks on Syrian civilians, further illustrating the downward spiral in relations between Washington and Moscow. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Obama and John Kerry, Putin and Syria, and war crimes

By Bruce Fein

Russian President Vladimir Putin visits a reserve for Przewalski's horses near the Urals city of Orenburg, about 1300 kilometers (800 miles) southeast of Moscow, Russia, Monday, Oct. 3, 2016. (Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

John Kerry says Putin should face war crimes probe for attacks in Syria

Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2016 file photo, Secretary of State John Kerry speaks in New York. Kerry is threatening to cut off all contacts with Moscow over Syria, unless Russian and Syrian government attacks on Aleppo end. The State Department says Kerry issued the ultimatum in a Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, telephone call to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.(AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File) **FILE**

U.S. to possibly suspend Syrian diplomatic talks with Russia, prepare ‘military options’

US raises concerns to Venezuela about jailed Utah man

By BRADY McCOMBS and MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2016 file photo, Secretary of State John Kerry speaks in New York. Kerry is threatening to cut off all contacts with Moscow over Syria, unless Russian and Syrian government attacks on Aleppo end. The State Department says Kerry issued the ultimatum in a Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, telephone call to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.(AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File) **FILE**

John Kerry: US to possibly suspend Syrian diplomatic talks with Russia

By L. Todd Wood

Army Gen. Joseph Votel speaks to reporters Saturday, May 21, 2016, during a secret trip to Syria. Votel said he is encouraged by progress in building local Syrian Arab and Kurdish forces to fight the Islamic State. (AP Photo/Robert Burns)

Kerry threatens Russia with end to joint Syria diplomacy

By BRADLEY KLAPPER - Associated Press

Army Gen. Joseph Votel speaks to reporters Saturday, May 21, 2016, during a secret trip to Syria. Votel said he is encouraged by progress in building local Syrian Arab and Kurdish forces to fight the Islamic State. (AP Photo/Robert Burns)

Kerry says TPP rejection would hurt US national security

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Demonstrators yell &quot;No to the plebiscite&quot; to protest the government's peace agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), to be signed later in the day in Cartagena, Colombia, Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. Colombians will be given the final say on endorsing or rejecting the accord in an Oct. 2 referendum. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Colombia embarks on path to peace with historic accord

By Joshua Goodman and Andrea Rodriguez - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a Security Council meeting, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

UN Security Council backs nuke test ban implementation

By GEORGE JAHN - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a Security Council meeting, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

U.S., Russia take Syria battle to new heights

By Matthew Lee and Bradley Klapper - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses students at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016. Kerry is on a three-day visit to India. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

A haunting reminder from the Holocaust Memorial Museum

By Madison Gesiotto

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, speaks to journalists after the meeting between John Kerry and Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, Aug. 26, 2016. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP) ** FILE **

John Kerry urges Bangladesh to step up efforts against terrorism

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

John Kerry Capturing Air Conditioners Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Islamic terror far greater than energy inefficiency

By James Broughel

In this photo released by official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani attends an interview with state-run TV on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

House committee announces probe into Iran hostage payments

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, talks with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry during the 6th East Asia Summit Foreign Minister's meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Tuesday, July 26, 2016. (AP photo/Sakchai Lalit)

John Kerry: Progress with Russia on Syria despite military doubts

By Robert Burns and Matthew Lee - Associated Press

European Union High Representative Federica Mogherini, right, shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at the EU Council building in Brussels, Belgium, Monday, July 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

EU, U.S. to Turkey: No excuse to break democratic traditions

By Bradley Klapper - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left back to a camera, hold a minute of silences for victims of the truck attack in France during their meeting in Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 15, 2016. The United States is offering Russia a broad new military partnership in Syria. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Kerry caves to Putin on joint ISIS operations in Syria

By L. Todd Wood