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A Russian military police officer stands guard at the border crossing point of Jdedeh Yabous, Syria, Monday, Aug. 13, 2018. Syrian government officials vowed Monday to ensure the safe return of refugees and urged Western countries to encourage the process by lifting sanctions. Public Administration Minister Hussein Makhlouf said authorities are working to rebuild hospitals, schools and other infrastructure to help accommodate refugees. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Kurds meet with Syrian government to discuss self-rule

By PHILIP ISSA - Associated Press

California man pleads guilty to smuggling gun parts to Syria

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In this Sunday, March 30, 2014, file photo, Islamic State group militants hold up their flag as they patrol in a commandeered Iraqi military vehicle in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo, File)

‘ISIS 2.0:’ Semi-independent terror cells plot strikes after caliphate crumbles

By Carlo Muñoz and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this July 15, 2018 photo, Syrian soldiers speak as they stand at a checkpoint in the town of Douma, in the eastern Ghouta region, near the Syrian capital Damascus, Syria. The fate of activist Razan Zaitouneh is one of the longest-running mysteries of Syria’s civil war. There’s been no sign of life, no proof of death since gunmen abducted her and three of her colleagues from her offices in the rebel-held town of Douma in 2013. Now Douma is in government hands and clues have emerged that may bring answers. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Clues but no answers in one of Syria war’s biggest mysteries

By BASSEM MROUE - 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 with bulldozers work at the scene of an explosion that brought down a five-story building, in the village of Sarmada, near the Turkish border, north Syria, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018. Syrian opposition activists say the explosion killed several people and wounded many others. The cause of the blast wasn't immediately known. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP)

Blast in northern Syria kills at least 36; cause unclear

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Syria: At least 22 killed in Idlib and Aleppo airstrikes

By PHILIP ISSA - Associated Press

In this April 5, 2018, file photo, rubble of buildings line a street that was damaged during fighting between U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces fighters and Islamic State militants, in Raqqa, Syria. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Military investigation of suspected insider attack on U.S. forces by Syrian allies inconclusive

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

The Latest: UN says civil war has cost Syria $388B in damage

Associated Press

This photo posted Wednesday, Aug 8, 2018 on the official Facebook page of the Syrian Presidency, shows Syrian President Bashar Assad sitting next to his wife Asma Assad with an IV in her left arm in what appears to be a hospital room, in Syria. Syria's presidency said that the first lady has begun treatment for breast cancer. The statement said the &quot;malignant tumor&quot; was discovered in its early stages. Such announcements are uncommon in the Arab world. (Facebook page of the Syrian Presidency via AP)

Damascus: Syria’s first lady starts breast cancer treatment

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Macedonia: 7 arrested for allegedly fighting in Syria, Iraq

Associated Press

FILE -- In this Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017 file photo, a frame grab made from drone video shows damaged buildings in Raqqa, Syria. Amnesty International, an international rights group, urged the U.S.-led military coalition battling the Islamic State group to investigate airstrikes that killed civilians in the campaign to liberate the Syrian city of Raqqa from the extremists. Amnesty said Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018, that the U.S.-coalition's admission last month that it killed 78 more civilians than previously reported in the 2017 assault on Raqqa was just the &quot;tip of the iceberg.&quot; (AP Photo/Gabriel Chaim, File)

Amnesty urges US coalition to probe Syrian civilian deaths

By PHILIP ISSA - Associated Press

Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis speaks with reporters before welcoming UK Secretary of State for Defense Gavin Williamson to the Pentagon for meetings, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Allies slowly taking back some detainees from Syria fighting

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Report: Blast kills Syrian arms program researcher

By PHILIP ISSA - Associated Press

UN gradually returning peacekeepers to Syria-Israel frontier

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

This photo provided on Monday, July 22, 2018, by the al-Qaida-affiliated Ibaa News Network, purports to show militants of the al-Qaida-linked coalition known as Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, Arabic for Levant Liberation Committee overlooking a battlefield in rural Lattakia, Syria. It's already being called the &quot;mother of all battles,&quot; the last showdown between the forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad and the opposition. Idlib province, in Syria's northwest, is the only significant opposition enclave still standing and Assad has vowed to retake it. The caption in Arabic reads: &quot;A field visit by Sheik Abu Malik al-Shami (a leading member of the group) with field commanders to inspect an outpost for Mujahideen (holy fighters) in the coast area.&quot; (Ibaa News Network, via AP)

A last showdown looms over Syrian opposition stronghold

By SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

This combination photo of three undated portraits, shows the Khoulani brothers Mohammad, left, Majd, center, and Abdelsattar, from Daraya, near Damascus, Syria, who all died in prison this decade. The Syrian government has started updating civil registries to reflect deaths among its incarcerated population, activists say. They say they have learned of the passing of hundreds of detainees, including leading voices in the popular uprising against Assad, since the government began updating registries earlier this year, and they fear news of hundreds, if not thousands, of more deaths may soon follow. (Khoulani Family via AP)

In Syria, civil registers disclose hundreds of prison deaths

By PHILIP ISSA - Associated Press

Watchdog says gaps in Syria’s chemical weapons declaration

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, July 26, 2018 file photo, Syrian soldiers arrive to Syria's Quneitra border crossing between Syria and the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights. Russian President Vladimir Putin's envoy to Syria says Iran-backed fighters have withdrawn more than 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Syria's frontier with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights in order not to &quot;irritate&quot; Israel. Alexander Lavrentyev told the Russian Interfax news agency on Wednesday, Aug. 1, that an agreement was reached &quot;with Russian guarantees,&quot; without elaborating. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)

The Latest: Russia FM says US can do more to rebuild Syria

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Russia: Iran-backed forces withdraw from Golan frontier

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American air power against Islamic State targets killed roughly 260 to 460 civilians in Syria in the first six months of the year, according to figures compiled by Airwars. (Associated Press)

Pentagon faces more operational restrictions under defense authorization bill

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times