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The Latest: 2 US troops, 2 US civilians dead in Syria blast

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Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan speaks at the beginning of a meeting with Japan's Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya at the Pentagon, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, about U.S. troops killed in an explosion while conducting a routine patrol in Syria. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

After Americans killed, Trump’s Syria plan prompts questions

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

New UN envoy makes first visit to Syria since appointment

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan talks to MPs of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

The Latest: Iran’s Embassy in Beirut bashes US officials

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife, Susan arrive to Abu Dhabi International Airport in the United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via AP)

Pompeo: Trump threat to Turkey shows US commitment to Kurds

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Bosnia charges man with fighting with Islamic State group

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President Donald Trump attends a roundtable discussion on border security with local leaders, Friday Jan. 11, 2019, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

U.S. will devastate Turkey economically if it hits Kurds, Donald Trump says

By Deb Riechmann - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA Dec. 16, 2018, Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, meets with Sudan's President Omar Bashir in Damascus, Syria. Assad has survived years of war and millions of dollars in money and weapons aimed at toppling him. Now after nearly eight years of conflict, he is poised to be readmitted to the fold of Arab nations, a feat once deemed unthinkable as he brutally crushed a years-long uprising against his family’s rule. (SANA via AP, File)

Arab nations inch toward rehabilitating Syria’s Assad

By ZEINA KARAM - Associated Press

Israeli Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot, center, ‏arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, Pool)

Israel confirms Syria strike, ends mission on Lebanon border

By ARON HELLER - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 28, 2018, file photo, Syrians ride on a motorcycle as they pass a checkpoint of the Kurdish internal security forces in Manbij, northern Syria. President Donald Trump warned Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019, that if Turkey attacks U.S.-backed Kurdish forces in Syria, the United States will &quot;devastate Turkey economically.&quot; (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Trump says US will hurt Turkey economically if it hits Kurds

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

Iraq says it supports Syria’s return to Arab League

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In this Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, file frame grab made available by Russian Presidential TV, Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, greets Russian President Vladimir Putin upon his arrival to the Hemeimeem air base in Syria. Assad has survived years of war and millions of dollars in money and weapons aimed at toppling him. Now after nearly eight years of conflict, he is poised to be readmitted to the fold of Arab nations, a feat once deemed unthinkable as he brutally crushed a years-long uprising against his family’s rule. (Presidential TV photo via AP, File)

Syrian government looks to ramp up talks with embattled Kurds

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Syrian army shells areas held by insurgents in northwest

By ALBERT AJI and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife Susan arrive at Abu Dhabi International Airport in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP)

Pompeo confident of US deal with Turkey to protect Kurds

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

In this Saturday, March 31, 2018, file photo, a convoy of U.S. troops drive along a road leading to the front line with Turkish-backed fighters, in Manbij, north Syria. An American military official said Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, that the U.S.-led military coalition has begun the process of withdrawing troops from Syria. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

U.S. official says troop withdrawal from Syria has started

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FILE - In this early Saturday, April 14, 2018 file photo, Damascus skies erupt with surface to air missile fire as the U.S. launches an attack on Syria targeting different parts of the Syrian capital Damascus, Syria. A spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition said Friday, Jan. 11, 2019 that the process of withdrawal in Syria has begun, declining to comment on specific timetables or movements. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

A timeline of the US involvement in Syria’s conflict

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife Susan pose for a photo as they tour the newly inaugurated Cathedral of the Nativity Christ, in Egypt's New Administrative Capital, east of Cairo, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP)

Pompeo takes US anti-Iran message to Gulf Arab states

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 4, 2018 file photo, a U.S. soldier, left, sits on an armored vehicle behind a sand barrier at a newly installed position near the front line between the U.S-backed Syrian Manbij Military Council and the Turkish-backed fighters, in Manbij, north Syria. An American military official said Friday, Jan. 11, 2019 that the U.S.-led military coalition has begun the process of withdrawing troops from Syria. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

US starts withdrawing supplies, but not troops, from Syria

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 4, 2018 file photo, a U.S. position, installed near the front line between the U.S-backed Syrian Manbij Military Council and the Turkish-backed fighters, in Manbij, north Syria. An American military official said Friday, Jan. 11, 2019 that the U.S.-led military coalition has begun the process of withdrawing troops from Syria. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

The Latest: Syrian state TV reports air attack near Damascus

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In this Wednesday, April 4, 2018, photo, a U.S. soldier, left, sits on an armored vehicle behind a sand barrier at a newly installed position near the front line between the U.S-backed Syrian Manbij Military Council and the Turkish-backed fighters, in Manbij, north Syria. An American military official said Friday, Jan. 11, 2019 that the U.S.-led military coalition has begun the process of withdrawing troops from Syria. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) **FILE**

First signs of Trump’s Syria pullout spotted on ground

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times