A US soldier stands by a Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) during a patrol in the countryside near al-Malikiyah (Derik) in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province. Feb. 2, 2021. (Photo: Delil Souleiman / AFP)
Syria's Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, left, receives his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, center, upon his arrival at the airport in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (Photo: Omar Sanadiki/AP)
Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad addresses the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, at U.N. headquarters. (Photo: John Minchillo/AP)
