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FILE - In this file photo taken on Saturday, June 18, 2016, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, center, visits the Hemeimeem air base in Syria. Syria's long-running civil war may be winding down, but even if the conflict ends, Syria is a changed country with a dizzying array of local militias and thousands of foreign troops, some of whom may never leave. (Vadim Savitsky/Russian Defense Ministry Press Service pool photo via AP, File)

Thousands of foreign troops in Syria — but will they leave?

By ZEINA KARAM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday Oct. 11, 2013, file image Director General of the The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Ahmet Uzumcu comments on the organization being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, during a press conference in The Hague, Netherlands. The head of the international chemical weapons watchdog OPCW said that Russia's veto of United Nations Security Council resolutions to extend the mandate of an investigation team tasked with apportioning blame for chemical attacks in Syria &quot;creates a gap which needs to be addressed by the international community.&quot; (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

US: Syria poses threat to global chemical weapons ban

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

France's President Emmanuel Macron reviews troops during an award ceremony in the courtyard of the Invalides , in Paris, Monday, Nov. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, Pool)

Trump talks Syria, North Korea with French President Emmanuel Macron

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Iranian agreements with Syria to keep forces in the country indefinitely would bring Tehran closer to its goal of securing a corridor from the Iranian border through Iraq all the way to the Mediterranean. That would give Iran unhindered land access to its allies in Syria and Lebanon for the first time. (Associated Press/File)

Iran’s Syria plan hints at Shiite ‘Red Crescent’ goal

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, embraces Syrian President Bashar Assad in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia. Putin has met with Assad ahead of a summit between Russia, Turkey and Iran and a new round of Syria peace talks in Geneva, Russian and Syrian state media reported Tuesday. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Bashar Assad, Syrian president, meets with Vladimir Putin, Russia’s leader

By Nataliya Vasilyeva and Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) met Monday with Syrian President Bashar Assad, who thanked him for "saving Syria" with the help of the Russian military. (Associated Press)

Russia’s Putin not likely to give up involvement in Syria

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk during the family photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (Jorge Silva/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Donald Trump to take Vladimir Putin’s call on Syria

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

In this photo taken on Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hand with Syrian President Bashar Assad in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia. Russian state TV said the two leaders held bilateral talks on Monday and then met with Russian military chiefs. It was the second time Assad has traveled to Russia to meet with Putin in the course of the country's six-year civil war. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

On surprise Russia trip, Assad and Putin talk post-war Syria

By NATALIYA VASILYEVA and BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

Syrian President Bashar Assad's reputation in the west is shattered, his nation is a smoldering ruin and around half the country is controlled by domestic and foreign militias. But through it all, Assad appears to have survived the war, strangely holding on to his seat in at least the near-term. (Syrian Presidency Facebook page via AP, File)

The Latest: Russian military to keep its assets in Syria

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) met Monday with Syrian President Bashar Assad, who thanked him for "saving Syria" with the help of the Russian military. (Associated Press)

Vladimir Putin tells Donald Trump that Bashar Assad favors reforms, new elections in Syria

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) met Monday with Syrian President Bashar Assad, who thanked him for "saving Syria" with the help of the Russian military. (Associated Press)

Vladimir Putin’s Syria plan shows Russia’s power in Middle East

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Illustration on Iran's international aspirations by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Washington battles ISIS; Iran broadens its reach

By Ilan Berman

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson listens as President Donald Trump announces that the United States will designate North Korea a state sponsor of terrorism during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: Trump puts North Korea back on blacklist

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FILE - In thisFILE - In this Tuesday, July 22, 2014, file photo, a sign is posted at a checkpoint belonging to the Islamic State group, captured from the Iraqi Army, at the main entrance of Rawah, 175 miles (281 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq. Arabic reads, &quot;Islamic State, the Emirate of Anbar, City of Rawah.&quot; Iraq’s Defense Ministry said Friday, Nov. 17, 2017 Iraqi forces have retaken the last IS-held town in the country, more than three years after the militant group stormed nearly a third of Iraqi territory.(AP Photo, File)

Iraqi forces retake the country’s last IS-held town

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

Israel fears Syria buffer will put Iran close to frontier

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on the final day of the APEC CEO Summit on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit in Danang, Vietnam, Friday, Nov. 10, 2017. (Anthony Wallance/Pool Photo via AP)

Trump calls former Intel chiefs and Comey political hacks; believes Putin

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Israel shoots down drone from Syria over Golan Heights

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Russian President Vladimir Putin reminded the West a couple of weeks ago, in effect, "We have weapons that you can't defend against." (Associated Press/File)

The Latest: Vietnam wants peaceful end to sea disputes

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This frame grab from video provided Wednesday, Nov 8, 2017, by the government-controlled Syrian Central Military Media, shows firing on militants' positions on the Iraq-Syria border. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said that Islamic State militants have withdrawn from their last stronghold following a government offensive and that government forces and allied troops, including Iraqi fighters are combing Boukamal, a strategic town on the border with Iraq, Thursday. (Syrian Central Military Media, via AP)

ISIS militants evacuate last stronghold in Syria to government

By Sarah el Deeb - Associated Press