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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)

The Latest: Russia criticizes French report on Syria attack

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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford talks as they walk from an all Senators briefing on the situation in the Koreas, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Pentagon gets more flexibility on Iraq, Syria troops

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, mourners carry the coffins of more than 50 people killed in a recent car bomb attack that targeted government supporters being evacuated from a besieged area, during their funeral at the Sayida Zeinab suburb of Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. Wednesday's procession took place in a Damascus suburb that is home to a major Shiite shrine and is a stronghold for Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group fighting alongside the Syrian government. The April 15 attack killed nearly 130 people, including over 60 children. (SANA via AP)

The Latest: Explosion, fire reported near Damascus airport

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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford talks as they walk from an all Senators briefing on the situation in the Koreas, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Trump gives Pentagon more flexibility on Iraq, Syria troops

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

The flow of battle-hardened jihadis fleeing the black banners of the Islamic State in the face of the coalition onslaught in Syria and Iraq, seeking to rejoin their brothers in arms in al Qaeda, is already underway, a top national security analyst said. (Associated Press/File)

ISIS, al Qaeda in talks for terror merger

By Carlo Muñoz and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

This combination of 2016 and 2017 photos shows, top row from left, Alan Halsey, Rebecca Esparza, Laverne Jones Gore and Marjan Vayghan; middle row from left, James McDonald, Brooke Streech, Suliman Bandas and Rick Yearick; bottom row from left, Kate Young, Carolee Upshur, Amellia Sones and Ed Harry. One hundred days into Donald Trump’s presidency, The Associated Press asked people from across the country to write a letter to the president. (AP Photo)

Americans offer hope, prayer in assessing Trump’s 100 days

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this July 29, 2015, file photo, a Turkish Air Force warplane rises in the sky after taking off from Incirlik Air Base, in Adana, southern Turkey. On Tuesday, April 25, 2017, Turkish warplanes carried out airstrikes against suspected Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq and in northeastern Syria, the military said, in a bid to prevent militants from smuggling fighters and weapons into Turkey. Although Turkey regularly carries out airstrikes against outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK targets in northern Iraq, this was the first time it has struck the Sinjar region. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)

Turkey launches airstrikes against U.S.-backed Kurds in Iraq, Syria

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE -- In this July 29, 2015 file photo, a Turkish Air Force warplane rises in the sky after taking off from Incirlik Air Base, in Adana, southern Turkey. On Tuesday, April 25, 2017, Turkish warplanes carried out airstrikes against suspected Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq and in northeastern Syria, the military said, in a bid to prevent militants from smuggling fighters and weapons into Turkey. Although Turkey regularly carries out airstrikes against outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK targets in northern Iraq, this was the first time it has struck the Sinjar region. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)

US criticizes Turkey for striking Kurds in Iraq, Syria

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Illustration on the Boeing/Iran airbus deal by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Defense contractor Iran deals should be stopped

By Clifford D. May

The Latest: US sanctions 271 in Syrian chemical attack

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Trump administration to issue new Syria sanctions

By VIVIAN SALAMA and MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin said President Trump will make an announcement on tax reform this week and that his plan "will be the most significant change to the tax code since Reagan." (Associated Press/File)

U.S. hits Syria with new sanctions

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

The author of a study calls the Free Syrian Army "the cornerstone of Syria's moderate opposition component." (Associated Press/File)

Bashar Assad’s Free Syrian Army gains hope after Trump’s missile strikes

By Jacob Wirtschafter and Gilgamesh Nabeel - Special to The Washington Times

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, center, accompanied by Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, second right, is greeted by an Israeli military officer at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, April 21, 2017. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)

US Defense Sec’y Mattis: Syria still has chemical weapons

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, April 4, 2017 photo, victims of the suspected chemical weapons attack lie on the ground in Khan Sheikhoun in the northern province of Idlib, Syria. Israeli defense officials say Syrian President Bashar Assad still has up to three tons of chemical weapons. The officials delivered the assessment on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, weeks after a chemical attack in Syria killed at least 90 people. (Alaa Alyousef via AP, File)

Israeli defense officials: Assad still has chemical weapons

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

Illustration on the Syrian conundrum by Nancy Ohanian/Tribune Content Agency

U.S. backing anti-Assad forces will not lead to Syria peace

By William Layer

The Latest: Israel says Assad still has chemical weapons

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Arming the Terrorists Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Anti-terror campaign must be redefined

By James A. Lyons

U.S. troops are assisting Iraqi soldiers during a brutal battle in western Mosul. Although Defense Secretary James Mattis' official agenda does not list visits to Iraq, Syria or Afghanistan, the former U.S. Central Command chief has regularly made unannounced stops to visit American and coalition forces stationed there. (Associated Press)

James Mattis to visit allies in Mideast, North Africa

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 10, 2017, file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks during an interview with Yahoo News in Damascus, Syria. (SANA via AP, File)

After US strikes, Trump’s Syria plan starts coming into view

By JOSH LEDERMAN and MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press