FILE - From left: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during their meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Sept. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, Pool, File)
FILE - A Turkish and Russian patrol is seen near the town of Darbasiyah, Syria, Friday, Nov. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad, File)
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)
Residents leave the city carrying their belongings in Hama, Syria, Friday Dec. 6, 2024.(AP Photo/Omar Albam)
Residents leave the city carrying their belongings in Hama, Syria, Friday Dec. 6, 2024.(AP Photo/Omar Albam)