PHOTO COLLECTION: Fall of Assad

FILE - Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during their meeting in Moscow, July 24, 2024. (Valery Sharifulin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

By The Associated Press

Posted Dec 8, 2024 10:37:39 AM.

Last Updated Dec 8, 2024 10:45:22 AM.

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