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Syrian opposition fighters hang out at the arrivals gate of the Aleppo international airpot in Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. .(AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Syrian opposition fighters hang out at the arrivals gate of the Aleppo international airpot in Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. .(AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Military equipment is scattered outside the airport as opposition fighters control the facility in Aleppo Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. .(AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Military equipment is scattered outside the airport as opposition fighters control the facility in Aleppo Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. .(AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Syrian opposition fighters stand next to old military planes at the Al-Nayrab military airport after they took control of the facility in the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. .(AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Syrian opposition fighters stand next to old military planes at the Al-Nayrab military airport after they took control of the facility in the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. .(AP Photo/Omar Albam)

This photo provided by the Syrian Civil Defence White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Syrian White Helmet civil defence worker running in a destroyed neighborhood after the Syrian government forces hit Idlib city, Syria, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Syrian Civil Defence White Helmets via AP)

This photo provided by the Syrian Civil Defence White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Syrian White Helmet civil defence worker running in a destroyed neighborhood after the Syrian government forces hit Idlib city, Syria, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Syrian Civil Defence White Helmets via AP)

A young man waits for treatment for his injuries at a hospital in Idlib, Syria, Sunday Dec. 1, 2024. Government airstrikes in Idlib killed at least three civilians, including two children, and wounded 11 others, said the Syrian Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets, which operates in opposition-held areas. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

A young man waits for treatment for his injuries at a hospital in Idlib, Syria, Sunday Dec. 1, 2024. Government airstrikes in Idlib killed at least three civilians, including two children, and wounded 11 others, said the Syrian Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets, which operates in opposition-held areas. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

This photo provided by the Syrian Civil Defence White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian residents gather near destroyed buildings, after Syrian government forces hit Idlib city, Syria, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Syrian Civil Defence White Helmets via AP)

This photo provided by the Syrian Civil Defence White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian residents gather near destroyed buildings, after Syrian government forces hit Idlib city, Syria, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Syrian Civil Defence White Helmets via AP)

Gen. Mohammad Abd al-Wahhab Sukar Commander of Iraq's Border Forces, speaks at a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Gen. Mohammad Abd al-Wahhab Sukar Commander of Iraq's Border Forces, speaks at a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Syrian opposition fighters remove a sign with a picture of Syrian President Bashar Assad at the Aleppo international airpot in Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. .(AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Syrian opposition fighters remove a sign with a picture of Syrian President Bashar Assad at the Aleppo international airpot in Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. .(AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Syrian opposition fighters stand on the wings of an old aircraft at the Al-Nayrab military airport after they took control of the facility in the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. .(AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Syrian opposition fighters stand on the wings of an old aircraft at the Al-Nayrab military airport after they took control of the facility in the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. .(AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Syrian opposition fighters stand at the entrance of the Aleppo international airpot in Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. .(AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Syrian opposition fighters stand at the entrance of the Aleppo international airpot in Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. .(AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Syrian opposition fighters ride on a motorcycle past Syrian army planes at the Al-Nayrab military airport after they took control of the facility in the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. .(AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Syrian opposition fighters ride on a motorcycle past Syrian army planes at the Al-Nayrab military airport after they took control of the facility in the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. .(AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Syrian opposition fighters ride on a pick-up truck at the Aleppo international airpot in Aleppo Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. .(AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Syrian opposition fighters ride on a pick-up truck at the Aleppo international airpot in Aleppo Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. .(AP Photo/Omar Albam)

The President of the National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and opposition, Hadi Al-Bahra, speaks to the media during a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

The President of the National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and opposition, Hadi Al-Bahra, speaks to the media during a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

A Syrian opposition fighter sits on an office chair posing for a picture at arrivals gate of the Aleppo international airport in Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. .(AP Photo/Omar Albam)

A Syrian opposition fighter sits on an office chair posing for a picture at arrivals gate of the Aleppo international airport in Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. .(AP Photo/Omar Albam)

A man takes a pictures of a damaged ambulance after an airstrike outside a hospital complex in Idlib, Syria, Monday Dec.2, 2024.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

A man takes a pictures of a damaged ambulance after an airstrike outside a hospital complex in Idlib, Syria, Monday Dec.2, 2024.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

A Syrian official flag lies on the ground as opposition fighters stand on the tarmac of the Aleppo international airpot in Aleppo Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. .(AP Photo/Omar Albam)

A Syrian official flag lies on the ground as opposition fighters stand on the tarmac of the Aleppo international airpot in Aleppo Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. .(AP Photo/Omar Albam)

This photo provided by the Syrian Civil Defence White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian White Helmet civil defence workers stand in a burning building after the Syrian government forces hit Idlib city, Syria, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Syrian Civil Defence White Helmets via AP)

This photo provided by the Syrian Civil Defence White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian White Helmet civil defence workers stand in a burning building after the Syrian government forces hit Idlib city, Syria, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Syrian Civil Defence White Helmets via AP)

This photo released on the official Telegram page of the Syrian Presidency shows Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, and Syrian President Bashar Assad meeting in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. (Syrian Presidency Telegram page via AP)

This photo released on the official Telegram page of the Syrian Presidency shows Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, and Syrian President Bashar Assad meeting in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. (Syrian Presidency Telegram page via AP)

Syrian opposition fighters stand on an aircraft at the Al-Nayrab military airport after they took control of the facility in the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. .(AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Syrian opposition fighters stand on an aircraft at the Al-Nayrab military airport after they took control of the facility in the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. .(AP Photo/Omar Albam)

A man tries to put out the fire caused by an airstrike with a fire extinguisher outside a hospital complex in Idlib, Syria, Monday Dec.2, 2024.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

A man tries to put out the fire caused by an airstrike with a fire extinguisher outside a hospital complex in Idlib, Syria, Monday Dec.2, 2024.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

This photo provided by the Syrian Civil Defence White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian White Helmets civil defence workers carry a victim after the Syrian government forces hit Idlib city, Syria, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Syrian Civil Defence White Helmets via AP)

This photo provided by the Syrian Civil Defence White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian White Helmets civil defence workers carry a victim after the Syrian government forces hit Idlib city, Syria, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Syrian Civil Defence White Helmets via AP)

A car burns after an airstrike next to a hospital in Idlib, Syria, Monday Dec.2, 2024.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

A car burns after an airstrike next to a hospital in Idlib, Syria, Monday Dec.2, 2024.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

This photo provided by the Syrian Civil Defence White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Syrian White Helmet civil defence worker and civilians carry a victim after the Syrian government forces hit Idlib city, Syria, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Syrian Civil Defence White Helmets via AP)

This photo provided by the Syrian Civil Defence White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Syrian White Helmet civil defence worker and civilians carry a victim after the Syrian government forces hit Idlib city, Syria, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Syrian Civil Defence White Helmets via AP)