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Syrian state media report Israeli strike on country’s south

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In this Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, file photo, provided by the government-controlled Syrian Central Military Media, shows Syrian government forces firing their weapon during a battle against the Syrian opposition fighters, in the southern Aleppo countryside, Syria. In two months of intensive airstrikes and bombardments on the rebel-controlled province of Idlib, Syrian government forces and their Russian allies have failed to make progress against battle-hardened insurgents. (Syrian Central Military Media, via AP, File)

Syrian activists say airstrike killed 16 in rebel-held town

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In this photo released on the official Facebook page of the Syrian Presidency, Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, meets Cardinal Peter Turkson, second right, in Damascus, Syria, Monday, July 22, 2019. Syrian state media says Pope Francis sent a message to President Bashar Assad expressing his support for the restoration of stability in Syria and an end to the suffering of its people. Assad’s office released a statement saying that the message was delivered Monday by Cardinal Peter Turkson. (Syrian Presidency via Facebook)

Pope urges concrete measures to protect Syrian civilians

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FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2013, file photo, smoke rises after a TNT bomb was thrown from a helicopter, hitting a rebel position during heavy fighting between troops loyal to president Bashar Assad and opposition fighters, in a neighbouring village to Kafr Nabuda, in the Idlib province countryside, Syria. n two months of intensive airstrikes and bombardments on the rebel-controlled province of Idlib, Syrian government forces and their Russian allies have failed to make progress against battle-hardened insurgents. (AP Photo/File)

Militants bomb, derail phosphate train in central Syria

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In this Thursday, July 18, 2019 photo, Mohammed Badran a Lebanese barber, works in his shop, in Beirut, Lebanon. As the economic crisis deepens in Lebanon, so has the public’s distrust in the ability of the old political class, widely viewed as corrupt and steeped in personal rivalries, to tackle major reform. Many fear a Greek-style bankruptcy, without the European Union to fall back on, and with a potentially more violent social unrest in the small country wedged between war-torn Syria and Israel. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanese losing faith as politicians fumble over economy

By SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

Then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui at the State Department in Washington, Monday, March 13, 2017. The foreign minister was in Washington again in July 2019 to participate in the expanding "U.S.-Tunisia Strategic Dialogue" and hold talks with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. (AP Photo/Molly Riley) ** FILE **

Tunisia’s foreign minister: ‘Democracy is the best tool to fight terrorism and extremism’

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Syria says militant attack shuts down gas pipeline

By ALBERT AJI - Associated Press

This photo provided by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian White Helmet civil defense workers search for victims from under the rubble of a destroyed building that hit by a Syrian government airstrike, in the northern town of Ariha, in Idlib province, Syria, Friday, July 12, 2019. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP)

Activists say Russian, Syrian strikes kill 11 in rebel area

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FILE -- In this Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018 file photo, fighters with the Free Syrian army patrol the outskirts of the northern town of Jisr al-Shughur, Syria, west of the city of Idlib. n two months of intensive airstrikes and bombardments on the rebel-controlled province of Idlib, Syrian government forces and their Russian allies have failed to make progress against battle-hardened insurgents. (Ugur Can/DHA via AP, File)

Stalled Idlib campaign shows limits of Syrian, Russian power

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

The Iranian flag waves outside of the UN building that hosts the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, office inside in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, July 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

The Latest: Gibraltar police detain 2 more from Iran tanker

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The Iranian flag waves outside of the UN building that hosts the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, office inside in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, July 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

The Latest: UN chief calls for ‘maximum restraint’ in Gulf

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FILE - In this April 30, 2019 file photo, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen gestures as he speaks to the media following a U.N. Security Council meeting on Syria at U.N. headquarter. Pedersen is reporting “solid progress” following talks with officials in the Syrian capital and says they are “very close to an agreement” on establishing a constitutional committee. Geir Pedersen spoke to reporters Wednesday, July 10, 2019, following two meetings with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem in Damascus. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

UN envoy speaks of ‘solid progress’ after meetings in Syria

By ALBERT AJI - Associated Press

In this June 6, 2019, photo, President Donald Trump stands with World War II veterans during a ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France. A majority of military veterans approve of President Donald Trump's performance as commander in chief, reflecting continued support from a group that has strongly backed him throughout his presidency. Still, many veterans believe he doesn't listen enough to military leaders and distrust his decisions on the use of force. (AP Photo/David Vincent)

Poll: Military vets back Trump but many wary of his judgment

By HOPE YEN - Associated Press

United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen, center, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, second from right, enter a hall during their meeting in Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 5, 2019. Pedersen voiced hope that cooperation between Russia and Turkey will help stabilize the situation in Syria's northwestern provice of Idlib. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

UN envoy arrives in Syria amid violent clashes in the north

By ALBERT AJI - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo taken on Friday, May 5, 2017, a view of the headquarters of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), The Hague, Netherlands. Member states of the global chemical weapons watchdog are voicing concern that Syria may still possess such weapons after inspectors discovered traces of what could be a byproduct of a nerve agent or poison gas. In a report tabled Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons’ Executive Council, the organization’s director-general says the traces were found late last year at Syria’s Scientific Studies and Research Centre in Barza. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

Chemical weapons watchdog members voice concerns over Syria

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

Reports: Syrian president replaces security chiefs

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, meets with Oman's Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi, left, in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, July 7, 2019. Alawi made a rare visit to Damascus where he discussed with President Bashar Assad ways of restoring stability and security in the region.(SANA via AP)

Omani foreign minister makes rare visit to Syria

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Iraqi forces begin operation against IS along Syrian border

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Reports: Deadly airstrike in north Syria kills 13 people

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Security and forensic officials work at the site after an explosion inside a vehicle in Reyhanli, Turkey, Friday, July 5, 2019. The blast occurred inside a car some 750 meters (yards) from a local government office in Reyhanli in Hatay province, near the border with Syria and has left two people dead and two others injured, Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency reported.(DHA via AP)

Turkey: 2 killed in explosion near border with Syria

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