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FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2017 file photo, Syria's national soccer team celebrates at the conclusion of their match with Iran which drew 2-2 during their Round 3 - Group A World Cup qualifier at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran, Iran. Regardless of how Syria does in its World Cup playoff against Australia, the team has helped football knock fighting out the headlines for a while in their war-torn country. The Syrians are still in contention to qualify for the World Cup for the first time, and the journey to their biggest match so far has captured domestic and international attention.(AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Syria preparing for World Cup playoff against Australia

By JOHN DUERDEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015 file photo, Syrian refugees covered in dust dust arrive at the Trabeel border, after crossing into Jordanian territory with their families, near the northeastern Jordanian border with Syria, and Iraq, near the town of Ruwaished, 240 km (149 miles) east of Amman. Jordan hopes a cease-fire it helped negotiate in neighboring southern Syria will eventually lead to a secure border, the reopening of a vital trade crossing and a gradual return home for Syrian war refugees who sought asylum in the kingdom _ but for now, however, these goals seem out of reach. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh, File)

Jordan seeks more security guarantees in south Syria truce

By ALICE SU and KARIN LAUB - Associated Press

This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows damage after a suicide car bomber struck a police station in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Oct. 2, 2017. The Al-Ikhbariyeh TV station said one bomber detonated his vehicle in front of the police station and another one managed to enter the station in the capital's al-Midan neighborhood. (SANA via AP)

The Latest: State TV says 17 killed in Damascus attack

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows damages after a suicide car bomber struck a police station in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Oct. 2, 2017. The Al-Ikhbariyeh TV station said one bomber detonated his vehicle in front of the police station and another one managed to enter the station in the capital's al-Midan neighborhood. (SANA via AP)

Suicide attack on police station in Syrian capital kills 17

By PHILIP ISSA - Associated Press

Activists: Airstrikes hit dozens of towns in northern Syria

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Russian-backed forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad on Monday launched a heavy artillery attack near Syrian Democratic Forces' positions, their third airstrike against anti-Islamic State forces this month. (Associated Press)

Russia strikes on U.S. allies in Syria part of postwar plan

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Red Cross will soon see American IS fighter held in Iraq

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

In this Friday, Sept. 22, 2017 photo, Syrian refugee children rehearse before their graduation concert in Beirut, Lebanon. The UNESCO-funded program of Action for Hope Music School has trained 24 children displaced from the Syrian war in Lebanon for over a year and a half. It also aims to preserve the musical heritage of Syria and the region, offering classes of theory and history of Arabic music. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Syrian children in Lebanon find music school away from home

By SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters upon his return to the White House in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. Citizens of eight countries will face new restrictions on entry to the U.S. under a proclamation signed by Trump on Sunday. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

The Latest: Trump’s new travel ban: Third time the charm?

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Iran strikes IS bases on Syria-Iraq border with drones

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This photo provided by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Civil Defense workers using machinery to search through the rubble after airstrikes hit in Khan Sheikhoun, in the northern province of Idlib, Syria, Sunday, Sept, 24, 2017. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Syrian war monitoring group says airstrikes have targeted rural Aleppo for the first time in months since a cease-fire took hold in the province. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP)

Airstrikes hit Syria’s Aleppo despite ceasefire

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Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim speaks to the media in Ankara, Turkey, Friday Sept. 22, 2017. Yildirim said Friday his country will never accept a separate Kurdish state in neighboring Iraq and would not refrain from taking steps to prevent it. Binali Yildirim again called on Iraqi Kurdish leaders to abandon plans for a referendum on independence, saying it was not too late for them to turn away &quot;from this adventure.&quot; (Turkish Prime Ministry, pool photo via AP)

Turkey OKs military intervention, warns Iraqi Kurds on vote

By Zeynep Bilginsoy - Associated Press

Syrian activist, journalist daughter found dead in Turkey

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Russian sub fires cruises missiles at militants in Syria

By NATALIYA VASILYEVA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 15, 2017 file photo, Russian military helicopter flies over a desert in Deir es-Zor province, Syria. Russian special forces are helping Syrian government troops fight Islamic State militants in the battle underway for the strategic city of Deir el-Zour in eastern Syria, the defense ministry in Moscow said on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017. The deployment comes amid rising concerns of a direct confrontation on the ground between Russian-backed forces on one side and the U.S.-supported Kurdish-led Syrian forces on the other. (AP Photo, File)

US, Russian militaries hold unprecedented talks on Syria

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 27, 2017 file photo, a U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces fighter, runs as he fires mortars at Islamic State group militant, in Raqqa, northeast Syria. The Syrian Democratic Forces said in a statement Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, that the battle for the Islamic State group's de-facto capital, Raqqa, has reached its &quot;final stages&quot; with the opening of a new front. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Russia warns US, says special forces helping Syrian troops

By NATALIYA VASILYEVA and PHILIP ISSA - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 21, 2006 file photo, Israeli soldiers cover their ears as an artillery unit fires shells towards southern Lebanon from a position near Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon. With President Bashar Assad seemingly poised to survive the Syrian civil war, Israeli leaders are growing nervous about the intentions of his Iranian patrons and their emerging corridor of influence across the region. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder, File)

As Syrian war winds down, Israel sets sights on Hezbollah

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

An Arab fighter with U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces keeps watch during coalition airstrikes against Islamic State. With Syrian government forces besieging Raqqa on another front, an SDF military commander this week told The Associated Press that the fight to retake the Islamic State stronghold was "in its final stages." (Associated Press/File)

ISIS changes war tactics after losing territory

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Israel says it downed Hezbollah drone headed toward Golan

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

In this Friday, Sept. 15, 2017 photo Russian military helicopter flies over a desert in Deir es-Zor province, Syria. A U.S.-backed force in Syria said a Russian airstrike wounded six of its fighters Saturday near the eastern city of Deir el-Zour while in southeast Syria, Syrian troops and their Iran-backed allies began a new offensive aiming to capture areas along the Iraq border under the cover of Russian airstrikes. (AP Photo)

Syrian troops battling IS cross river toward US-backed force

By SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press