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Jordanian soldiers patrol near the eastern Jordan-Syria border, in al-Washash, Mafraq governorate, Jordan, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, during media tour organised by the Jordanian army. Colonel Mustafa Al-Hiyari, head of the Military Information Directorate said Jordan is directly confronted with an undeclared war with drug smugglers and arms dealers. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh) ** FILE **

Airstrikes kill well-known Syrian drug kingpin

By Bassem Mroue and Kareem Chehayeb - Associated Press

In this photo released by Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, delegates and foreign ministers of member states convene at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, May 7, 2023. The ministers are voting on restoring Syria's membership to the organization after it was suspended over a decade ago. The meeting comes after a rapid rapprochement between Syria and regional governments since February. (Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP)

Arab governments vote for Syria’s return to the Arab League

By Mohamed Wagdy and Kareem Chehayeb - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo released by the official Syrian state news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, receives a delegation representing various Arab parliaments in Damascus, Feb. 26, 2023. Gamal Rushdy, a spokesman for the Arab League said Friday, May 5, 2023 that diplomats from Arab nations are planning an emergency meeting in Cairo over the weekend about the fighting in Sudan and the prospect of Syria's return to the Arab League more than a decade after its membership was suspended. (SANA via AP, File)

Arab League ministers move to end Syria’s isolation despite U.S. concerns

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Ebrahim Raisi, left, listens to his Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad during a welcoming ceremony in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

Iranian president meets Palestinian officials in Syria

By Albert Aji and Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

In this photo released by the official Facebook page of the Syrian Presidency, Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, shakes hands with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Iranian President Raisi Wednesday met Syrian President Assad in Damascus in a bid to boost cooperation between the two allies, state media reported. (Syrian Presidency via Facebook via AP)

Syria and Iran sign long-term oil and trade agreements

By Albert Aji and Kareem Chehayeb - Associated Press

A UN convoy arrives at a camp in Idlib province, Syria, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Three months after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, living conditions remain dire in Syria's rebel-held northwest. Three U.N. officials who visited Syria's Idlib province on Wednesday said some progress has been made but still more needs to be done to help the population in the rebel-held northwest that is home to some 4 million people. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Aid officials say Syria conditions dire, months after quake

By Omar Albam - Associated Press

Syrian children play soccer by their tents at a refugee camp in the town of Bar Elias in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, July 7, 2022. Against the backdrop of a worsening economic crisis and political stalemate, Lebanese officials have launched a crackdown on the country's Syrian refugees. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

Syrian refugees fearful as Lebanon steps up deportations

By Abby Sewell and Kareem Chehayeb - Associated Press

In this Jan. 31, 2010 file photo, an unmanned U.S. Predator drone flies over Kandahar Air Field, southern Afghanistan on a moonlit night. Today, when U.S. intelligence agencies believe they know the location of a terrorist in Pakistan and a few other countries, they are largely free to deploy a weapon that's become the symbol of war on terror: an aerial drone. The drone drops a bomb or fires a missile that executes the suspect. University of Utah law professor Amos Guiora is pushing for another step before the U.S. government or military could decide to kill a terror suspect with a drone. In a proposal to be published in 2015, Guiora and a colleague are pushing for what they call a "drone court." The court would be part of the judiciary branch and hear arguments for why the United States should target a suspect with a drone strike. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

U.S. military says it targeted senior al-Qaida leader in Syria

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Turkish President and People's Alliance's presidential candidate Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures to supporters during an election campaign rally in Ankara, Sunday, April 30, 2023. Presidential elections in Turkey are scheduled to take place on May 14. (AP Photo/Ali Unal)

Erdogan says Turkish forces killed IS chief in Syria

By Suzan Fraser and Abby Sewell - Associated Press

Turkish President and People's Alliance's presidential candidate Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures to supporters during an election campaign rally in Ankara, Sunday, April 30, 2023. Presidential elections in Turkey are scheduled to take place on May 14. (AP Photo/Ali Unal)

Another ISIS leader killed, this time by Turkish agents

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri, attends a regional consultative meeting held in Amman, Jordan , Monday, May 1, 2023. Regional leaders are meeting in Jordan to discuss Syria's return to the Arab fold and a Jordanian proposal to reach a "political solution" to the Syrian conflict. The talks, attended by the top diplomats of Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Egypt, kicked off Monday with a meeting between Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)

Regional talks on Syria’s fate kick off in Jordanian capital

By Omar Akour - Associated Press

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian authorities display Captagon pills, in rural Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Syrian authorities said on Tuesday they have seized more than 500 kilograms (over 1,000 pounds) of amphetamine pills known as Captagon smuggled in pasta and headed for Saudi Arabia. (SANA via AP) ** FILE **

Syria condemns EU sanctions over amphetamine business

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In this handout photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, Defense ministers from Russia, Iran, Syria and Turkey attend talks in Moscow, Russia. The talks were part of the Kremlin's efforts to help broker a rapprochement between the Turkish and Syrian governments. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Moscow hosts more Turkey-Syria rapprochement talks

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

Saudi Minster of Foreign Affairs Faisal bin Farhan is escorted by the Syrian Minister of Presidential Affairs Mansour Azzam upon his arrival at Damascus airport Tuesday, April 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Saudi foreign minister visits Syria as relations thaw

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This is a locator map for Syria with its capital, Damascus. (AP Photo) ** FILE **

U.S. helicopter raid in Syria targets an Islamic State leader

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Palestinians wave Syrian, Lebanese, Iranian and Egyptian flags during a rally to mark Jerusalem Day, an annual show of support for the Palestinians, after the Friday prayer in Gaza City, Friday, April 14, 2023. Since Iran's Islamic Revolution in 1979, the rallies marking what is also known as al-Quds Day have typically been held on the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

In first, Iran’s president addresses Palestinians in Gaza

By Fares Akram - Associated Press

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed Al-Khuraiji, right, meets with Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, upon his arrival at King Abdulaziz International Airport, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Syria will reopen its embassy in Tunisia, state media reported Wednesday, as Syria's top diplomat visited Saudi Arabia seeking to restore ties that have been severed for more than a decade. (SANA via AP)

Syria, Saudi Arabia move toward restoring embassies, flights

By Abby Sewell - Associated Press

Israeli police escort Jewish visitors marking the holiday pf Passover to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount, in the Old City of Jerusalem during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Sunday, April 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Tensions build around Jerusalem shrine after Syria rockets

By Ilan Ben Zion - Associated Press

Journalists stand by the damage of a medieval citadel after an early morning Israeli airstrike in the capital city of Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. Syrian state news reported that Israeli airstrikes have targeted a residential neighborhood in central Damascus. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki, File)

Israeli strikes on Syria intensify, raise tensions with Iran

By Bassem Mroue and Josef Federman - Associated Press

This is a locator map for Syria with its capital, Damascus. (AP Photo) ** FILE **

U.S. military says senior Islamic State commander killed in Syria

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press