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This Sunday, April 30, 2017 photo provided by the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF), shows a fighter from the SDF carrying weapons as he looks toward the northern town of Tabqa, Syria. U.S.-backed opposition fighters led by Syrian Kurdish forces captured more territory from the Islamic State group in the northern town of Tabqa on Monday, pushing the extremists to northern neighborhoods, close to one of Syria's largest dams. (Syrian Democratic Forces, via AP)

Donald Trump authorizes weapons shipments to Syrian Kurds, over Turkish objections

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this June 7, 2016, file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, addresses a speech to the newly elected parliament at the parliament building, in Damascus, Syria. (SANA via AP)

Donald Trump extends national emergency order on Syria, condemns ‘brutal’ regime

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Mattis: US reviewing Syria safe zones but has many questions

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

An Army carry team places a transfer case containing the remains of Army Sgt. Cameron Thomas, 23, of Kettering, Ohio, into the transfer vehicle, Friday, April 28, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Thomas and Sgt. Joshua P. Rodgers, 22, of Bloomington, Ill, killed during a raid on an Islamic State compound in eastern Afghanistan, may have died as a result of friendly fire during the opening minutes of the fierce, three-hour firefight, the Pentagon said Friday. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Abdul Hasib, head of ISIS in Afghanistan, killed by U.S., Afghan special forces

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Protesters hold signs and march in front of the State Capitol across the street from the US 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., Monday, May 8, 2017. The court will examine a ruling that blocks the administration from temporarily barring new visas for citizens of Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. It's the first time an appeals court will hear arguments on the revised travel ban, which is likely destined for the U.S. Supreme Court.(AP Photo/Steve Helber)

The Latest: Attorney: Travel ban is religiously motivated

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Syrian family who sued Trump warms to life in Wisconsin

By CARA LOMBARDO - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, rescue workers work the site of airstrikes in the al-Sakhour neighborhood of the rebel-held part of eastern Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday Sept. 21, 2016. Ibrahim Alhaj, a member of the volunteer first responders known as the Syria Civil Defense, said 24 people were killed in a series of bombings in several parts of the besieged city Aleppo on Wednesday. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP)

Raed Salah, White Helmets activist in Syria, sees hope with Trump

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

Tillerson to discuss Syria crisis with Russian counterpart

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

Col. Gen. Sergei Rudskoi of the Russian General Staff, speaks to the media in the Defense Ministry in Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 5, 2017. Russia's military says the agreement setting up four de-escalation zones in Syria will go into effect at midnight. The military also says the deal, which was signed by Russia, Iran and Turkey in Kazakhstan the day before, could be extended to more areas of the war-torn country. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

The Latest: Russia, US restore Syria ‘deconfliction’ channel

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In this June 12, 2016, file photo, Orlando Police officers direct family members away from a fatal shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Islamic State urges jihadis to get into hostage-taking business, buy weapons at U.S. gun shows

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

This photo provided by Azaz Media Office, a Syrian anti-government activist group, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian citizens and civil defense workers gathering next of burning car at the explosion scene, in Azaz town, north Syria, Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Syrian activists say a large explosion in a northern town along the border with Turkey has killed and wounded several people. (Azaz Media Office via AP)

Russia-backed Syrian safe zones plan goes into effect

By SARAH EL DEEB and LYNN BERRY - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands after a news conference following their talks in Putin's residence in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Wednesday, May 3, 2017. The presidents of Russia and Turkey are holding talks on the situation in Syria and also the restoration of full economic ties between their two countries. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

The Latest: Russia-backed Syria deal enters into effect

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Ahmet Uzumcu, director-general of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, OPCW, listens to a question during an interview in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday, May 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

International probe underway to lay blame for sarin attack

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

Persecution of Christians Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Persecuted Christians in the Middle East need protection

By John Eibner

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, says goodbye to Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, after their meeting in Putin's residence in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Wednesday, May 3, 2017. The presidents of Russia and Turkey held talks on the situation in Syria and also the restoration of full economic ties between their two countries. (Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Turkey threatens to strike U.S. forces partnered with Kurdish militias in Syria

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

DAY 9 - In this Jan. 28, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin talk Syria, North Korea in phone call

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

This Saturday, April. 29, 2017 still taken from video, shows an American soldier standing on an armored vehicle in the northern village of Darbasiyah, Syria. U.S. moved troops and armored vehicles through several Syrian cities and towns on Friday and Saturday in a show of force apparently intended to dissuade Turkey and Syrian Kurdish forces from attacking each other. (AP Photo via APTV)

U.S. forces in buffer zone to block Turk-Kurdish fighting

By Carlo Munoz The Washington Times - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 24, 2017 file photo, civil protection rescue teams work on the debris of a destroyed house to recover the body of people killed in an airstrike during fighting between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State militants on the western side of Mosul, Iraq. In a statement released Sunday, April 30, 2017, the Pentagon said investigations conducted during the month of March reveal that coalition airstrikes killed 45 civilians, mostly in and around the city of Mosul. The Pentagon said in each incident &quot;all feasible precautions were taken,&quot; but the strikes still resulted in &quot;unintentional&quot; loss of civilian life. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

Pentagon: 45 civilians killed by coalition strikes

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This frame grab from video provided by the Syrian anti-government activist group Ghouta Media Center, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows flames rising after an explosion near an airport west of Damascus, Syria, Thursday, April 27, 2017. Syria's state media reported Thursday that Israel has attacked a military installation near the Damascus International Airport. SANA says Israel fired several missiles from inside the occupied Golan Heights south of the capital at a military installation near the capital's main airport, triggering several explosions and causing damage. (Ghouta Media Center via AP)

Israeli strikes inside Syria pick up tempo in proxy war

By PHILIP ISSA and ZEINA KARAM - Associated Press

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson speaks to reporters at United Nations headquarters, in this Thursday, March 23, 2017, file photo. Boris Johnson said Thursday April 27, 2017, that Britain could join the United States in further military action against Syria if asked to do so. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Boris Johnson says U.K. likely to strike Syria if asked by U.S.

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press