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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, joined by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, speaks at the Pentagon, Friday, April 13, 2018, on the U.S. military response, along with France and Britain, to Syria's chemical weapon attack on April 7. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

The Latest: Trump speaks to UK, French leaders after strikes

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Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer of New York takes a question during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 5, 2017. to discuss US-China trade issues ahead of Chinese President Xi's upcoming meeting with President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Tillerson asks Russia to rethink Assad support

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This photo provided Tuesday, April 4, 2017 by the Syrian anti-government activist group Edlib Media Center, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows victims of a suspected chemical attack, in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, northern Idlib province, Syria. The suspected chemical attack killed dozens of people on Tuesday, Syrian opposition activists said, describing the attack as among the worst in the country's six-year civil war. (Edlib Media Center, via AP)

The Latest: Russian says rebel-held town in Syria exposed

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FILE -- In this August 26, 2013, file Photo, a U.N. team, that is scheduled to investigate an alleged chemical attack that killed hundreds last week in a Damascus suburb, leaves their hotel in a convoy, in Damascus, Syria. In a statement issued Tuesday, May 27, 2014, by the chemical weapons watchdog that is overseeing the dismantling of Syria's chemical weapons program, said a convoy of its inspectors has come under attack, but all are safe. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said that the inspectors had been traveling to the site of an alleged chlorine gas attack site when they were attacked. (AP Photo, File)

Chemical weapons inspectors attacked in Syria

By ALBERT AJI and TOBY STERLING - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2014 file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad, hold up his portraits as they march during a demonstration is solidarity with government forces, in the al-Inshaat neighborhood of Homs, Syria. A Syrian lawmaker on Wednesday registered his candidacy for the June 3 presidential election, becoming the first contender in the June 3 vote that will held in the midst of the country’s civil war and has already been dismissed by the West as a farce. President Bashar Assad has suggested he would seek another term in office but has not yet announced his candidacy. (AP Photo/SANA, File)

Activists say Syrian airstrikes in north kill 30

By BARBARA SURK - Associated Press

** FILE ** Syrian rebels take up position in Idlib, Syria, Feb. 10, 2012. (Associated Press)

Warplanes strike rebel-held areas in Syria, killing at least 44: report

Associated Press

** FILE ** In this Friday, Nov. 8, 2013, file photo, citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a Free Syrian Army fighter aims his AK-47 as he takes his battle position in Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC, File)

Syrian rebel group loses leader to government shelling

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** A Free Syrian Army fighter fires an AK-47 during a battle against the Syrian army loyal to President Bashar Assad, in Aleppo, Syria, Nov. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC, File)

Assad seizes momentum in Syrian civil war

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A Free Syrian Army fighter holds his son outside their home in Habit village, the Syrian central province of Hama, Wednesday, Sep. 25, 2013. (AP Photo)

U.N. votes to destroy Syrian chemical weapons stockpile

By Guy Taylor and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, U.N. Arab League deputy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, speaks during a press conference in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/SANA)

U.N. envoy, Moscow call for revival of Syria plan

By Ben Hubbard - Associated Press

** FILE ** Syrian President Bashar Assad delivers a speech on Sunday, June 3, 2012, at the parliament in Damascus, Syria. (Associated Press/SANA)

Allies use power of the purse against Syrian regime

By Toby Sterling - Associated Press

U.N.-Arab League Joint Special Envoy for Syria (JSE) Kofi Annan speaks during a press conference after his arrival in Damascus, Syria, Monday, May 28, 2012. Annan, arrived in Damascus on Monday for talks with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)

Russia condemns ally Syria over massacre of 108

By Elizabeth A. Kennedy and Lynn Berry - Associated Press

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, men run between dead and injured people May 10, 2012, at the scene where two bombs exploded in the Qazaz neighborhood in Damascus, Syria. The large explosions ripped through the Syrian capital, heavily damaging a military intelligence building and leaving blood and human remains in the streets. (Associated Press/SANA)

Syrian opposition chief: Peace plan in ‘crisis’

By Bassem Mroue and Malcolm Foster - Associated Press

Members of the Free Syrian Army train Feb. 7, 2012, outside Idlib, Syria. (Associated Press)

U.S. searches for strategy to halt Syria violence

By Bradley Klapper - Associated Press