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In this file photo released Saturday, July 7, 2018 by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian soldiers flash the victory sign at the Naseeb border crossing with Jordan, in the southern province of Daraa, Syria. (SANA via AP, File)

ACLU objects to U.S. citizen captured on battlefield to be returned to Syria

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Media activists fear for their lives in southwestern Syria

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands during their bilateral meeting, Wednesday, July 11, 2018 in Brussels, Belgium. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

U.S., France and Gulf allies agree to new round of talks on Syria

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Putin and Netanyahu meet for Syria-focused talks in Moscow

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 14, 2018, file photo, Syrian government supporters wave Syrian, Iranian and Russian flags as they chant slogans against U.S. President Trump during demonstrations following a wave of U.S., British and French military strikes to punish President Bashar Assad for suspected chemical attack against civilians, in Damascus, Syria. Russia's deployment near the Syria-Lebanon border this week and its withdrawal a day later after protests from the militant Hezbollah group reveals some of the uneasy relations between allies of President Bashar Assad who joined the country's civil war to back him. The move comes amid calls by Russia for foreign countries to withdraw troops from Syria while Tehran says it presence will remain as long as there are threats from terrorists. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

U.S. falling short in countering Iran’s aims on Syria: Report

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Israel fires missile at drone that entered from Syria

By IAN DEITCH - Associated Press

In this April 19, 2018, file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Russian soldiers and Syrian government forces oversee the evacuation of rebel fighters from the Army of Islam and their families from the town of Dumayr, northeast of Damascus, Syria. (SANA via AP, File)

Syria civil war nears Israel border, brings possible Iran military presence

By Seth J. Frantzman

This Thursday, July 5, 2018 photo provided by Nabaa Media, a Syrian opposition media outlet, shows smoke rising over buildings that were hit by Syrian government forces bombardment, in Daraa province, southern Syria. Syrian state media and a war monitor say government forces have captured new areas along the border with Jordan and are on the verge of reaching a main crossing between the two countries. (Nabaa Media, via AP)

Syrian troops recapture vital border crossing with Jordan

By OMAR AKOUR and BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

Jordanian residents of Jabir village watch aid deliveries to Syrians fleeing government offensive in the south as smoke from unknown fire rises, Tuesday, July 3, 2018. The UN says Syria government's Russian-backed offensive to recover southern territories from rebels has displaced 270,000 people, 60,000 of them headed near the sealed Jordanian borders.(AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)

Israel lays down red lines for postwar relations with Syria

By Josef Federman - Associated Press

Jordanian residents of Jabir village watch aid deliveries to Syrians fleeing government offensive in the south as smoke from unknown fire rises, Tuesday, July 3, 2018. The UN says Syria government's Russian-backed offensive to recover southern territories from rebels has displaced 270,000 people, 60,000 of them headed near the sealed Jordanian borders.(AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)

The Latest: Activists say truce talks on south Syria fail

Associated Press

UN members: Syria not answering chemical weapons questions

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

In this file photo released early Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian security force members check human remains at the site of two mass graves believed to contain the bodies of civilians and troops killed by the Islamic State militants, in the village of Wawi near the northern city of Raqqa, Syria. International watchdog Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Tuesday, July 3, 2018, that a local group working to uncover mass graves in Syria's northeastern provinces until recently controlled by Islamic State militants needs international support. (SANA via AP, File)

Watchdog: Syrian group uncovering ISIS mass graves needs help

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

Illustration on the ending moves of the Syrian civil war by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Syria’s civil war, the final stage

By Abraham R. Wagner

Rocket launchers captured from the rebels in Syria are displayed during a briefing by Russian Foreign and Defense Ministries in Kubinka Patriot park outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, June 22, 2018. (AP Photo) ** FILE **

Russia reportedly begins large-scale military withdrawal in Syria

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

US judge gives leniency to Islamic State cooperator

By TOM HAYS - Associated Press

Syrian refugees gather in their vehicles getting ready to cross into Syria from the eastern Lebanese border town of Arsal, Lebanon, Thursday, June 28, 2018. About 400 Syrians are expected to make the crossing on Thursday, after having requested permission from the Lebanese and Syrian governments. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Hundreds of Syrians leave Lebanon for long-awaited reunions

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

The Latest: Islamic State cooperator sentenced in NYC

Associated Press

A Syrian family waits in their vehicle getting ready to cross into Syria from the eastern Lebanese border town of Arsal, Lebanon, Thursday, June 28, 2018. About 400 Syrians are expected to make the crossing on Thursday, after having requested permission from the Lebanese and Syrian governments. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Syrian refugees living in Lebanon start returning to Syria

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

This photo provided on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, 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. Syrian state TV says government forces have retaken a key air base in northwest Syria that was lost to rebels in 2015. The state broadcaster says Syrian troops fought their way into the strategic Abu Zuhour air base on Saturday, in Idlib province. (Syrian Central Military Media, via AP)

Idlib, last refuge of Free Syrian Army, plagued by violence

By Jacob Wirtschafter and Gilgamesh Nabeel — Special to The Washington Times

As members of the U.S.-backed Syrian Manbij Military Council face Turkish-backed fighters, joint U.S.-Turkish military patrols have calmed tensions in the city for now. Defense Secretary James Mattis said, "It is the most complex battle space I have seen." (Associated Press/File)

U.S., Turkey patrol in Syria leaves Kurds out

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times