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Qatar Airways plane, background, a first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad, lands at Damascus international airport arriving from Qatar, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Qatar Airways plane, background, a first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad, lands at Damascus international airport arriving from Qatar, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

People wait to receive their relatives at the arrival terminal, after a first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad landed at Damascus international airport, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

People wait to receive their relatives at the arrival terminal, after a first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad landed at Damascus international airport, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

People wait to receive their relatives at the arrival terminal, after a first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad landed at Damascus international airport, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

People wait to receive their relatives at the arrival terminal, after a first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad landed at Damascus international airport, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

A Syrian woman who arrived at a first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad shouts anti-Assad slogans at the arrival terminal of Damascus international airport, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

A Syrian woman who arrived at a first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad shouts anti-Assad slogans at the arrival terminal of Damascus international airport, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

People wait to receive their relatives at the arrival terminal, after a first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad landed at Damascus international airport, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

People wait to receive their relatives at the arrival terminal, after a first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad landed at Damascus international airport, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Qatar Airways plane a first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad, landing at Damascus international airport arriving from Qatar, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Qatar Airways plane a first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad, landing at Damascus international airport arriving from Qatar, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

A man who arrived at a first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad, covers himself with the Syrian "Revolutionary" flag as he checks in at the arrival terminal of Damascus international airport, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

A man who arrived at a first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad, covers himself with the Syrian "Revolutionary" flag as he checks in at the arrival terminal of Damascus international airport, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

A Syrian passenger who arrived at a first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad, receives a coffee at the arrival terminal of Damascus international airport, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

A Syrian passenger who arrived at a first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad, receives a coffee at the arrival terminal of Damascus international airport, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Passengers who arrived at a first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad, wait to receive their luggages at the arrival terminal of Damascus international airport, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Passengers who arrived at a first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad, wait to receive their luggages at the arrival terminal of Damascus international airport, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

A Syrian man hugs a relative at the arrival terminal, after a first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad landed at Damascus international airport, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

A Syrian man hugs a relative at the arrival terminal, after a first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad landed at Damascus international airport, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)