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2 pilots killed in Russian helicopter crash in Syria

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Israel PM praises Trump for Iran deal pullout, army on alert

By IAN DEITCH - Associated Press

Smoke rises after Syrian government airstrikes and shelling hit in Hajar al-Aswad neighborhood held by Islamic State militants, southern Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, April 24, 2018. Syrian state TV is reporting that government forces have launched a new operation targeting underground tunnels used by the Islamic State group in the capital, Damascus. (AP Photo) **FILE**

U.S. warplanes resume ISIS strikes in Syria after brief operational lull

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this photo released by official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani addresses the nation in a televised speech in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, May 8, 2018. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP) ** FILE **

Iran threatens uranium enrichment, Israel braces for worst after Trump pulls out of nuclear deal

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

The U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is shown here. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Guantanamo Bay at center of Pentagon budget battle

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

UN chief: Syria must respond to chemical weapons questions

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

File - In this Friday, April 27, 2018 file photo, Palestinian protesters evacuate a wounded youth during a protest at the Gaza Strip's border with Israel, east of Khan Younis. The deadly scenes that have been playing out for weeks now along Gaza’s border, with thousands of Palestinians marching and threatening to storm the security fence and Israeli troops opening fire, are eerily familiar to Israeli author Mishka Ben-David. They have already taken place _ on the pages of his best-selling thriller last year, “The Shark.” And while the novel’s doomsday scenario may seem far-fetched to some, Ben-David fears for the region in the absence of an overall peace initiative. (AP Photo/Adel Hana, File)

Deadly unrest at Gaza border mirrors Israeli author’s novel

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2017 file photo, a Ghadr-H missile, center, a solid-fuel surface-to-surface Sejjil missile and a portrait of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei are displayed at Baharestan Square in Tehran, Iran. Facing a second suspected Israeli strike killing Iranian forces in Syria, the Islamic Republic has few ways to retaliate as its officials wrestle both domestic unrest at home and the prospects of its nuclear deal collapsing abroad. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

AP Analysis: Iran has few options to avenge Syria strikes

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

Illustration on continued Russian disinformation efforts by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Dismissing Russia’s actions as make-believe ignores Russia’s broader disinformation campaign

By Bruce M. Lawlor

A supporter of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah holds up his portrait with Arabic words that read: &quot;We belong with you,&quot; during an election campaign speech in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, April 13, 2018. Nasrallah says Monday's attack on the T4 air base ushers in a new phase that puts Israel in a state of &quot;direct confrontation&quot; with the Islamic Republic of Iran. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Israel ready to bomb Iran if necessary: Report

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

The Syrian army and its allies — Russians and Shiites from Lebanon, Iraq and Iran — have used siege and bombardment tactics to drive rebel groups into submission. (Associated Press/File)

Syria monitor: Missile attack kills 26, mostly Iranians

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, meets with Alaeddin Boroujerdi, left, the head of Iran's parliamentary committee on national security and foreign policy, in Damascus, Syria, Monday, April 30, 2018. The meeting came as a missile attack targeting government outposts in Syria's northern region killed at least 26 pro-government fighters, mostly Iranians, amid soaring Mideast tensions. (SANA via AP)

The Latest: Missile attack on Syria kills Iranians

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, meets with Alaeddin Boroujerdi, left, the head of Iran's parliamentary committee on national security and foreign policy, in Damascus, Syria, Monday, April 30, 2018. The meeting came as a missile attack targeting government outposts in Syria's northern region killed at least 26 pro-government fighters, mostly Iranians, amid soaring Mideast tensions. (SANA via AP)

Latest round of missile strikes in Syria ratchets up regional tensions

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Syrian troops briefly take villages east of Euphrates river

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

The Latest: Syrian TV says missiles targeted military posts

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In this April 10, 2018, file photo, former U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, of Ohio speaks during the Ohio Democratic Party's fifth debate in the primary race for governor at Miami (OH) University's Middletown campus in Middletown, Ohio. Kucinich is returning a $20,000 speaking fee he received last year from a group sympathetic to Syrian President Bashar Assad. The Democratic candidate for Ohio governor announced his decision in a letter sent Thursday, April 26, 2018, to The Plain Dealer. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Dennis Kucinich to return $20K to pro-Syrian government group

By Julie Carr Smyth - Associated Press

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, left, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, and Defense Under Secretary and Chief Financial Office David Norquist, testify on the Department of Defense budget posture, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Thursday April 26, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Mattis foresees ‘re-energized’ fight against IS in Syria

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

The Syrian army and its allies — Russians and Shiites from Lebanon, Iraq and Iran — have used siege and bombardment tactics to drive rebel groups into submission. (Associated Press/File)

Syria’s Bashar Assad to strike rural Homs

By Jacob Wirtschafter - Special to The Washington Times

Front row, from left, Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Kono, Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Recep Akdag, UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura, UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel Ahmed al-Jubeir, European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri and Jordan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Safadi pose during a group photo at a conference 'Supporting the future of Syria and the region' at the Europa building in Brussels on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Taro Kono (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

The Latest: Chemical weapons inspectors visit Syria’s Douma

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President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron embrace at the conclusion of a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Handshakes and kisses aside, some issues split Trump, Macron

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press