Joint Staff spokesperson Air Force Col. Patrick S. Ryder addresses the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2019. (Photo: Petty Officer 2nd Class James K. Lee/U.S. Navy photo)
A Black Hawk helicopter lands next to an Apache attack helicopter at a U.S. military base at undisclosed location in Eastern Syria, Monday, Nov. 11, 2019 (Photo: AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi, Russia, Sept. 29, 2021. (Photo: AFP/ Vladimir Smirnov)
A fighter of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army take part in a military parade in the countryside of Aleppo Governorate on June 9, 2022. (Photo: AP/Anas Alkharboutli)
US envoy to northeast Syria Nikolas Granger speaks during a virtual press briefing, attended by Kurdistan 24, Dec. 6, 2022. (Photo: Screengrab/Zoom meeting)
People inspect a site damaged by Turkish airstrikes that hit an electricity station in the village of Taql Baql, in Hasakeh province, Syria, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. (Photo: AP /Baderkhan Ahmad)
