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Bosnia court sentences ex-Islamic fighter to 4 years in jail

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Truckloads of civilians flee a Syrian military offensive in Idlib province on the main road near Hazano, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019. Syrian forces launched a wide ground offensive last week into the northwestern province of Idlib, which is dominated by al-Qaida-linked militants. The United Nations estimates that some 60,000 people have fled from the area, heading south, after the bombings intensified earlier this month. (AP Photo/Ghaith al-Sayed)

Syrian opposition calls on the world to aid rebel-held Idlib

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A man rides in a truck as civilians flee a Syrian military offensive in Idlib province on the main road near Hazano, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019. Syrian forces launched a wide ground offensive last week into the northwestern province of Idlib, which is dominated by al-Qaida-linked militants. The United Nations estimates that some 60,000 people have fled from the area, heading south, after the bombings intensified earlier this month. (AP Photo/Ghaith al-Sayed)

Relief group: 216,000 have fled homes in northwest Syria

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In this Monday, Dec. 23, 2019, photo, a U.S. soldier carries Christmas gifts from a helicopter to deliver to his comrades on a base near the al-Omar oilfield in eastern Syria. It's an operation is called Holiday Express - in addition to delivering presents, the U.S.-led coalition forces brought a U.S. military band to play Christmas carols and music to several bases in eastern Syria. (AP Photo/Farid Abdul-Wahid)

Operation Holiday Express brings gifts to US troops in Syria

By SALAR SALIM - Associated Press

Civilians ride in a truck as they flee Maaret al-Numan, Syria, ahead of a government offensive, Monday, Dec. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Ghaith al-Sayed)

Syrian army captures village, missile kills 8 civilians

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

Civilians ride in a truck as they flee Maaret al-Numan, Syria, ahead of a government offensive, Monday, Dec. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Ghaith al-Sayed)

Residents of NW Syria flee new government offensive

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens to a question during a media availability at the State Department, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Mike Pompeo rips Russia, China over Syria refugee aid veto

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

UN: No new meeting yet on drafting new Syria constitution

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Connecticut man accused of supporting Islamic State group

By MICHAEL MELIA - Associated Press

Clash at UN Security Council over cross-border aid for Syria

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

UN chief says cross-border aid into Syria is essential

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Russia eyes major commercial projects in Syria

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Kosovo man charged in Germany with supporting Islamic State

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Man pleads guilty in Missouri to aiding Islamic State

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Crewmen rest their weapons after training with Bradley fighting vehicles at a US military base at undisclosed location in Northeastern Syria, Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. The deployment of the mechanized force comes after US troops withdrew from northeastern Syria, making way for a Turkish offensive that began last month. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Pentagon says full Syria withdrawal many years off

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Tuesday Nov. 15, 2011 file picture, Rifaat Assad poses for a photographer in Paris. Rifaat al-Assad, the uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, is going to trial in Paris, where he stands accused of illegally using Syrian state funds to build a French real estate empire.AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

Syrian president’s uncle faces Paris money laundering trial

By CLAIRE PARKER - Associated Press

Kosovo files IS terror charges against man, wife and mother

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This photo released by the opposition Syrian Civil Defense rescue group, also known as White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Civil Defense workers and people searching for victims under the rubble of a destroyed building that was hit by airstrikes in the village of Ibdeita, in Idlib province, Syria, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Airstrikes on areas in the last major rebel stronghold in northwest Syria on Saturday killed at least 18 people, including women and children, and wounded others as a three-month truce crumbles, opposition activists said. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP)

Airstrikes in northwest Syria kill at least 18 people

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, right, welcome U.S. President Donald Trump during a NATO leaders meeting at The Grove hotel and resort in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg rejected Wednesday French criticism that the military alliance is suffering from brain death, and insisted that the organization is adapting to modern challenges. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

The Latest: Greece and Turkey note ‘differences’

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U.S. President Donald Trump meets NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg at Winfield House in London, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. US President Donald Trump will join other NATO heads of state at Buckingham Palace in London on Tuesday to mark the NATO Alliance's 70th birthday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: Macron wants bigger Europe military role in NATO

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