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A damaged vehicle smolders after firefighters extinguish a fire on it following two mortar rounds struck the Abu Roumaneh area in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013. Syria&#8217;s state news agency said two mortar rounds struck an upscale neighborhood in the Syrian capital of Damascus, killing at least one child and injuring a dozen people. (AP Photo)

Mortar shells hit near chemical inspectors’ hotel in Syria, killing child

Associated Press

** FILE ** In this Wednesday Sept. 7, 2011, file photo Ahmet Uzumcu, director general of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) comments on Libya during a press conference in The Hague . The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, Oct. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

Global chemical watchdog wins Nobel Peace Prize

By Karl Ritter and Mark Lewis - Associated Press

Smoke rises after a mortar shell hits a residential area during fighting between Syrian government forces and rebels in Maaret al-Numan in the Idlib province, Syria, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013. Rebels Wednesday overran a military post near the southern city of Daraa, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights activist group. Opposition fighters late last month also captured a nearby military base that previously served as the customs office on the outskirts of Daraa. (AP Photo)

Chemical weapons inspectors visit 3 Syria sites

By Diaa Hadid - Associated Press

Syrian President Bashar Assad (left) speaks during an interview with the German magazine Der Spiegel in Damascus, Syria, on Monday, Oct. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/SANA)

Syria has started destroying WMDs, U.N. says

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

British Home Secretary Theresa May (Associated Press)

Brits flocking to Syria for jihad training: home secretary

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

** FILE ** A Syrian man mourns over a dead body after an alleged poisonous gas attack fired by regime forces, according to activists, in Douma town, near Damascus, Syria, on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Media Office of Douma City)

U.N.: Destruction of Syrian chemical weapons program begins

Associated Press

** FILE ** Syrian President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/SANA)

Syria’s Bashar Assad mulls third run for presidency

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

**FILE** A Chinese flag flutters outside Google's China headquarters in Beijing on Jan. 13, 2010. (Associated Press)

Web got a little less free in past year

By Nathan Porter - The Washington Times

A Syrian opposition fighter aims at government forces during exchange of fire in Telata, a front-line village at the top of a mountain in the Idlib province of Syria. (AP Photo)

Syrian Islamists raid Aramaic-speaking Christian town of Sednaya: report

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Russian President Vladimir Putin smiles at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on Sept. 12, 2013. (Associated Press)

Russia’s Putin nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

A Free Syrian Army fighter holds his son outside their home in Habit village, the Syrian central province of Hama, Wednesday, Sep. 25, 2013. (AP Photo)

U.N. votes to destroy Syrian chemical weapons stockpile

By Guy Taylor and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Obama talks about Syria as he meets with India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the Oval Office of the White House on Sept. 27, 2013. The president hosted Singh for talks on trade and security in a fragile region, offering a chance to inject new life into the partnership amid concerns that relations have stagnated. (Associated Press)

Obama: U.N.’s Syria resolution a ‘potentially huge victory’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Secretary of State John F. Kerry had a rare one-on-one meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif at a meeting of the five permanent members of the Security Council plus Germany during the 68th session of the U.N. General Assembly. (Associated Press)

U.N. reaches deal to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons; U.S. and Iran open talks

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Syrian opposition fighters fire at government forces near Daraa customs in Daraa al-Balad, Syria, on Sept. 25, 2013. (Associated Press/Sham News Network via AP video)

U.K.: Deal reached on U.N. resolution on Syria weapons

By Edith M. Lederer and Matthew Lee - Associated Press

President Barack Obama pauses during his joint news conference with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013, at the Rosenbad Building in Stockholm, Sweden. The president said international community and Congress credibility on the line on response to Syria. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

White House pulls back on Assad ouster talk

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Syrian rebels take up position in Idlib, Syria, Feb. 10, 2012. (Associated Press)

Women fleeing Tunisia to wage ‘sex jihad’ in Syria: interior minister

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Talks on Tuesday during the U.N. General Assembly between Secretary of State John F. Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov about Syria's chemical weapons were described as "constructive," diplomatic-speak for cautious optimism. (Associated Press)

Inside the Ring: U.S. caving to Russia on Syria use of force language

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Illustration by Tom for Trouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands

FEULNER: How to handle monsters

By Ed Feulner

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair leaves his house in central London on Monday, May 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

Ex-British Prime Minister Tony Blair: International community needs to see ‘results’ in Syria

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times