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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)

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)

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 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)

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 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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

CORRECTS BYLINE.- A Syrian opposition fighter tears up a painting depicting Syrian President Bashar Assad and his late father Hazef Assad at the Aleppo international airpot in Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. .(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

CORRECTS BYLINE.- A Syrian opposition fighter tears up a painting depicting Syrian President Bashar Assad and his late father Hazef Assad at the Aleppo international airpot in Aleppo, 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 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)

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)

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 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)

A woman mourns outside the hospital after an airstrike killed several people including children, during an airstrike on a camp for internally displaced people in Maarat Misreen, north of Idlib, Syria, Monday Dec.2, 2024. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based war monitor, Syrian and Russian warplanes launched 420 airstrikes on rebel-held areas including Idlib and Aleppo on Monday,(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

A woman mourns outside the hospital after an airstrike killed several people including children, during an airstrike on a camp for internally displaced people in Maarat Misreen, north of Idlib, Syria, Monday Dec.2, 2024. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based war monitor, Syrian and Russian warplanes launched 420 airstrikes on rebel-held areas including Idlib and Aleppo on Monday,(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 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)

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)