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Marc and Debra Tice, the parents of Austin Tice, who is missing in Syria, speak during a press conference, at the Press Club, in Beirut, Lebanon, December 2018.

Syria Denies Holding U.S. Journalist Hostage for Decade as Washington Calls for Return

U.S. President Joe Biden said Washington knew 'with certainty' that Austin Tice, who was reporting on the uprising against Bashar al-Assad when he disappeared, is being held by Syria

This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows the Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni, center bottom with four white cranes on its red deck, at port in Tartus, Syria, on Monday.

First Grain Shipment Out of Ukraine Since Russian Blockade Lifted Ends Up in Syria

FILE PHOTO: An airstrike in Syria.

Syria: Three Soldiers Killed in Israeli Attack in West, Damascus Suburbs

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Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, visits a power station in the eastern part of Aleppo province, Syria, on Friday.

Syria's Assad Makes Rare Visit to Country's North, Reports Say

A Russian woman carries her child while queuing at a makeshift hospital in ‘The Annex’, at the al-Hol refugee camp in northern Syria, in 2019.

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Syrian Refugee Camp Becomes ISIS Incubator

Residents walk through the destruction of the once rebel-held Salaheddine neighborhood in the eastern Aleppo, Syria in 2017

UN: More Than 300,000 Civilians Killed in Syria's Conflict

In this photo released by Russian Defense Ministry in 2021, a Russian MiG-31 fighter jet carrying a hypersonic missile takes off from an air base in Syria.

Russia Carried Out Multiple Operations Against U.S.-led Coalition in Syria, Report Says

A satellite image, released by Maxar Technologies, shows damage to runways at Damascus International Airport on the southeastern outskirts of Syria's capital on Friday.

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Israel Shut Down Damascus Airport to Thwart Weapons Smuggling From Iran

Satellite images depict several locations across Damascus International Airport's main runways hit by Friday's strike reportedly carried out by Israel.

Major Damage to Damascus Airport After Reported Israeli Strike Shutters All Flights

A satellite image showing the aftermath of a strike on Damascus airport from a report by ImageSat International.

Report: Israeli Strike Targets Iranian Militias at Damascus Airport

Missiles flying into the sky near international airport, in Damascus, Syria, 2019.

Syria Reports Israeli Strike Near Damascus

Turkish soldiers gather on the outskirts of the Syrian city of Manbij, October 14, 2019.

Turkey Aims to Clear Two Syrian Regions of 'Terrorists,' Erdogan Says

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, last week.

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Erdogan's Vow to Expand Syria Ops Raises Stakes in Turkey-NATO Spat

American and SDF forces patrol the Kurdish-held town of al-Darbasiyah, in northeastern Syria bordering Turkey, in 2018.

Erdogan Threatens New Turkish Incursion to Create 'Safe Zones' in North Syria

A missile intercepted over Damascus, in 2018.

Three Killed in Israeli Strike in Damascus, Syria Says

A missile intercepted over Damascus, in 2018.

Syria: Israel Fires Missiles on Central Town, Defense Systems Activated

Assault attributed to Israel in the Damascus area, in 2019.

Nine Reported Killed in Israeli Strike Near Damascus

A Russian MiG-31 fighter jet carrying a Kinzhal missile takes off from the Hemeimeem air base in Syria, 2021.

Turkey Closes Airspace to Russian Planes Carrying Troops to Syria

A Syrian man holding a portrait of Vladimir Putin and a Syrian flag outside UN headquarters in Beirut last month.

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Mired in Ukraine, Russia Swaps Out Its Forces in Syria for Iranians

Russian President Putin and colonel-general Alexander Dvornikov in Moscow in 2016

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Smoke over the Masyaf area in Syria following what state media says was an Israeli airstrike, on Saturday.

Syria Reports 'Israeli Aggression,' War Monitor Says Iranian Drone Activity Targeted

U.S. soldiers in northeastern Syria in February.

Two U.S. Soldiers Wounded in Syria Rocket Attack, U.S. Officials Say

Syrians wave flag of Russia and a portrait of President Bashar al-Assad during a rally in support of Russia in the Syrian capital Damascus, on March 25, 2022

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