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A Federal Police soldier shoots toward Islamic State militant positions during fighting in western Mosul, Iraq, Thursday, March 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

How the US mission in Syria has evolved and could expand

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

This Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016 photo shows an Israeli Air Force F-15 plane in flight during a graduation ceremony for new pilots in the Hatzerim air force base near the city of Beersheba, Israel. Anti-aircraft missiles were launched from Syria into Israeli-controlled territory early on Friday, following a series of Israeli airstrikes inside Syria, the Israeli military said. The military said its warplanes struck several targets in Syria and were back in Israeli-controlled airspace when several anti-aircraft missiles were launched from Syria toward the Israeli jets. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Syria fires missiles at Israeli jets after airstrikes

By IAN DEITCH - Associated Press

US denies striking mosque in Syria amid high death toll

By BASSEM MROUE and LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly Cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 5, 2017. (Abir Sultan, pool via AP)

Syria fires missiles at Israeli jets following airstrikes

By Ian Deitch - Associated Press

This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA shows blood soaked streets and several damaged buses in a parking lot at the site of an attack by twin explosions in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, March 11, 2017. Twin explosions Saturday near religious shrines frequented by Shiite pilgrims in the Syrian capital Damascus killed dozens of people, Arab media and activists report. (SANA via AP) ** FILE **

Suicide bomber strikes Damascus justice building, killing 30

By Albert Aji and Zeina Karam - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 9, 2017 file photo, a large cloud of smoke rises during fighting between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State militants as civilians walk toward Iraqi security forces after fleeing their homes on the western side of Mosul, Iraq. Some 40 square kilometers on the western bank of the Tigris River is the Islamic State group’s last major stand in Iraq. In addition to Mosul’s so-called right bank, IS still controls a handful of small pockets of Iraqi territory and a swath of Syria’s north including the group’s self-proclaimed capital, Raqqa. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)

In Mosul, a heavy but not crushing blow to IS group

By SUSANNAH GEORGE - Associated Press

In this file image made from video posted online on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016 by Qasioun News Agency, Turkish-backed Syrian opposition forces, one carrying a Turkish flag, patrol in Dabiq, Syria. Turkey’s military incursion in northern Syria succeeded in gaining it a foothold and driving Islamic State group militants away from its border — but its determination to also push back the Kurds is causing it trouble. (Qasioun News Agency via AP, File)

UNICEF says 2016 was worst year yet for Syria’s children

By Philip Issa - Associated Press

Baltimore native tells family’s history in Syria in new book

By CHRISTINA TKACIK - Associated Press

In this file image made from video posted online on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016 by Qasioun News Agency, Turkish-backed Syrian opposition forces, one carrying a Turkish flag, patrol in Dabiq, Syria. Turkey’s military incursion in northern Syria succeeded in gaining it a foothold and driving Islamic State group militants away from its border — but its determination to also push back the Kurds is causing it trouble. (Qasioun News Agency via AP, File)

UNICEF says 2016 was worst year yet for Syria’s children

Associated Press

FILE - This Tuesday, March 7, 2017 frame grab from video provided by Arab 24 network, shows U.S. forces patrol on the outskirts of the Syrian town, Manbij, a flashpoint between Turkish troops and allied Syrian fighters and U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters, in al-Asaliyah village, Aleppo province, Syria. Rolling 200 Marines backed with Howitzers into northern Syria, the Trump administration is ditching its predecessor’s style of working quietly behind the scenes in Syria’s conflict, opting instead for dramatic displays of U.S. force in an attempt to shape the fight. The latest deployment significantly widens America’s footprint in a highly toxic battlefield and risks drawing troops into a long and costly war with unpredictable outcome. (Arab 24 network, via AP, File)

Analysis: US troop increase risks tangling in Syria’s war

By ZEINA KARAM - Associated Press

FILE - This frame grab from a video provided by the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF), shows fighters from the SDF opening fire on an Islamic State group's position, in Raqqa's eastern countryside, Syria, Monday, March 6, 2017. The main U.S.-backed force fighting the Islamic State group in Syria has enough fighters to capture the extremists' de facto capital of Raqqa north of the country at a time when U.S. troops are playing a bigger role on the ground in the battle to conquer the city, a spokeswoman for the force said Friday, March 10, 2017. (Syria Democratic Forces, via AP)

Backed by US troops, SDF confident can capture IS ‘capital’

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Moscow, Russia on Thursday, March 9, 2017. Israel's prime minister is set to visit Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin about security issues stemming from Iran's presence in neighbouring Syria. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, pool)

Vladimir Putin hosts Benjamin Netanyahu for talks set to focus on Syria

Associated Press

This image released by HBO shows a scene from the documentary, &quot;Cries From Syria,&quot; premiering March 13, on HBO. (HBO via AP)

‘Cries From Syria’ director hopes film ‘teaches us to love’ Syria’s refugee children

By Eric Althoff - The Washington Times

U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel has accused Russia of providing weapons and material support to the Taliban in an effort to expand Moscow’s influence in the war-torn country. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

US commander signals larger, longer US presence in Syria

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

A Turkish army officer patrols a wall under construction near Kilis to help boost security along the border with conflict-stricken Syria. (Associated Press)

Turkey border wall helps secure city protecting Syrian refugees

By Fariba Nawa — Special to The Washington Times

UN envoy says next round of Syrian talks to start March 23

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

This image released by HBO shows a scene from the documentary, &quot;Cries From Syria,&quot; premiering March 13, on HBO. (HBO via AP)

‘Cries From Syria’ is an unsparing, must-see documentary

By PHILIP ISSA - Associated Press