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California firefighters made progress Wednesday battling a Malibu wildfire that exploded under high winds this week, although more than 6,000 people remained forced from their homes, officials said. A firefighting helicopter drops water on a mountainside as the Franklin Fire burns in Malibu, Calif., on Wednesday. Malibu is a wealthy part of the Los Angeles area with homes overlooking or near the Pacific Ocean. The red flag warnings expired Wednesday evening, the National Weather Service for the Los Angeles area said. Around 6,300 people were still evacuated from the area Wednesday night because of the fire, officials said.

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WASHINGTON — A Republican former House member and three current members of Congress from Utah invited a Jan. 6 defendant to President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, according to a letter filed by the defendant's lawyer. Jan. 6 defendant Russell Taylor organized a group of “fighters” to travel to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021, in response to Trump’s tweet telling supporters the day "will be wild." Russell Taylor, right, makes an obscene gesture, obscured by NBC News, at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. On Jan. 6, 2021, after the Capitol attack, Taylor wrote in a message that he "was pushing through traitors all day today." In the interview, Trump said members of Congress who served on the House Jan. 6 committee "should go to jail."

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☆ SpaceX's tech-billionaire astronaut, Jared Isaacman, says his future missions are a 'question mark' now
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The billionaire Jared Isaacman said his Polaris missions with SpaceX are "a question mark" now. AdvertisementJared Isaacman has flown two SpaceX missions to space and is slated to fly two more. However, Isaacman may no longer fly those missions now that President-elect Donald Trump has tapped him to lead NASA. SpaceXThe program is scheduled to fly two future missions, including the first human flight aboard SpaceX's Starship mega-rocket. "The future of the Polaris program is a little bit of a question mark at the moment.

Persons: Jared Isaacman, Donald Trump, Isaacman, Elon Musk's, John Logsdon, Logsdon, SpaceX's, George Nield Organizations: Polaris, SpaceX, NASA, Polaris Program, SpaceX's, Reuters, Space, George Washington University Locations: Orlando

With the balance of power in northern Syria swinging toward the rebels who toppled the Assad regime, U.S.-backed Kurdish forces and their ability to contain ISIS may now be under threat. Suspected ISIS fighters in a prison cell in northeastern Syria in 2019. “One camp recognizes the historic fight with the Kurds against ISIS … and of course the other camp — where Trump probably lands — is to try and move out of Syria,” he said. Syrian Kurds fleeing areas north of Aleppo walk to the western outskirts of Raqa, on Dec. 3. Delil Souleiman / AFP via Getty ImagesIf a second Trump administration were to pull out of Syria, it would leave Kurdish forces without a major international ally.

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When Syria’s new interim prime minister, Mohammad al-Bashir, chaired a Cabinet meeting in Damascus on Tuesday, hanging behind him was the flag of the country’s suddenly victorious opposition. That path will largely depend on Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the rebel organization that led the charge into Damascus and is now stewarding Syria’s political overhaul. Its leader, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, said a decade ago that there would be no room for religious minorities in the Islamist Syria of which he dreamed about. The leader of Syria's Islamist HTS group, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Sunday. Aref Tammawi / AFP - Getty ImagesSome observers, such as Gerges, see the interim prime minister as little more than an Jolani figurehead.

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☆ Japanese atomic bomb survivor warns nuclear taboo is at risk in Nobel Peace Prize speech
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Seyed Ismail Nafeesa | Seyed Ismail Nafeesa Is An Intern On Nbc News'S Asia Desk. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

A 92-year-old Japanese survivor of the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki described the horrors he witnessed in 1945 as he accepted this year’s Nobel Peace Prize on Tuesday on behalf of his anti-nuclear weapons group. The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded in October to Nihon Hidankyo, which is made up of survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a group also known as hibakusha. The organization, founded in 1956, has battled for nearly 70 years to eliminate nuclear weapons globally by aiming to maintain a taboo around their use. “It is naive to believe our civilization can survive a world order in which global security depends on nuclear weapons,” he said. “The world is not meant to be a prison in which we await collective annihilation.”A torchlight procession in honor of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nihon Hidankyo in Oslo on Tuesday.

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Omar Haj Kadour/AFP/Getty ImagesDesperate Syrians are turning to social media for help as they search for their missing loved ones believed to have been held by the Assad regime in secret prisons synonymous with torture and murder. A poster on another page searched for a doctor, who they said had not been seen since her 2013 arrest. At least 200,000 Syrians are missing, most of whom were kidnapped or detained by the Assad regime or its affiliates, according to the Syrian Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets. The group has urged Moscow to pressure Assad to reveal the locations of secret prisons. “I was holding on to the hope he would be released, and our family would be reunited.”Meanwhile, humanitarian organizations have urged Syrians not to exhume their dead.

Persons: Omar Haj Kadour, Assad, Bashar al, “ Hassan Muhammad …, ”, Umm Firas, CNN’s Jomana Karadsheh, “ Organizations: Getty, Syrian Civil Defense Locations: Damascus, AFP, Russia, Moscow

☆ Saudi Arabia 2034 World Cup explained: Why FIFA’s awarding of the competition is controversial
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Jacob Whitehead | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +31 min

In 10 years — give or take six months — the 2034 men’s World Cup will be played in Saudi Arabia. “Fundamental human-rights reforms are urgently required in Saudi Arabia, or the 2034 World Cup will be inevitably tarnished by exploitation, discrimination and repression.”Why will the Saudi bid stand unopposed? Instead, they will target the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup and the Club World Cup three years later. Sport has become one of Vision 2030’s pillars — and the 2034 World Cup will be its crowning glory. “We cannot say that Saudi Arabia is a ‘medium risk’ country, given that it has become a pure police state,” said Lina, ahead of Saudi Arabia being confirmed as host.

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CNN —Russian forces are now just three kilometers (1.9 miles) from the outskirts of the key eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk after making advances Wednesday, according to Ukrainian mapping service DeepState. They have also destroyed or captured Ukrainian positions near the city, a Ukrainian army spokesperson said. Ukrainian military bloggers have reported that the village has fallen to the Russians, a claim that has not been confirmed by Ukrainian or Russian officials. Data from DeepState, a Ukrainian monitoring group and mapping service, showed Russian soldiers just three kilometers from the southern outskirts of Pokrovsk Wednesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin has made it clear that his goal is to seize the eastern Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk.

Persons: Nazar Voloshyn, Voloshyn, ” Donetskoblgaz, Roman Pilipey, Pokrovsk, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky, ”, Donald Trump, Antony Blinken, Biden, CNN’s Ivana Kottasová, Jennifer Hansler, Haley Britzky Organizations: CNN, Getty Locations: Ukrainian, Pokrovsk, Vidrodzennia, Novotroitske, Shevchenkove, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Ukraine, AFP, Russia, Ukraine’s Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Moscow, Russian, Luhansk, United States

CNN —Red Flag fire warnings are expected to persist in the Malibu area along the Southern California coast into Wednesday afternoon after the Franklin Fire, which ignited Monday, forced evacuation orders or warnings for 18,000 residents. Thousands evacuate : The Los Angeles County Fire Department issued evacuation orders or warnings for approximately 18,000 residents and 8,100 homes and businesses. : The Los Angeles County Fire Department issued evacuation orders or warnings for approximately 18,000 residents and 8,100 homes and businesses. School closures : All four Malibu schools – Malibu Elementary, Malibu Middle, Malibu High, and Webster Elementary – will be closed through Thursday, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District posted on social media. : All four Malibu schools – Malibu Elementary, Malibu Middle, Malibu High, and Webster Elementary – will be closed through Thursday, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District posted on social media.

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☆ Auto giants endured a torrid time of it this year — and few expect 2025 to be much better
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Jens Schlueter | Afp | Getty ImagesA perfect storm of challenges for the European automobile industry shows no sign of letting up, analysts say. It is against this backdrop, analysts say, that the industry will be bracing for a bumpy ride next year. What next for Europe's car giants? We expect more noise of potential policy implications in the US, further restructuring announcements in Europe, muted demand ex China and pricing to soften," they added. It was hoped at the time that the new models could represent a turning point for the region's auto industry.

Persons: Jens Schlueter, Julia Poliscanova, Poliscanova, Environment's Poliscanova, France's, I'm, Rico, Rico Luman, Luman Organizations: Volkswagen, VW, Works, Afp, Getty, Transport, Environment, CNBC, European Automobile Manufacturers ' Association, BMW, Ferrari, Renault, Volvo, EU, European, Mercedes, Stellantis, France's Renault, ING Milan, Deutsche Bank, Rico, ING, Europe's, Paris Locations: Zwickau, Germany, China, Europe, Rico Luman, Munich, U.S, Shenyang, China's, Liaoning

☆ Bill Belichick named head football coach at North Carolina
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Jill Martin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The long-time NFL coach was named the next head football coach at the University of North Carolina, the school announced on Wednesday. The eight-time Super Bowl Champion has officially been named our next @UNCFootball Head Coach. In addition to 24 seasons as the Patriots head coach, Belichick was head coach of the Cleveland Browns for the 1991-1995 seasons. At Carolina, we believe in providing championship opportunities and the best experience possible for our student-athletes, and Coach Belichick shares that commitment. Jeff Haynes/AFP/Getty Images Belichick, right, coaches alongside New York Giants head coach Bill Parcells during a playoff game in 1984.

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☆ Takashi Murakami uses AI to help recreate ancient Japanese paintings in latest show
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The epic, 13-meter-long artwork is the crown jewel of a new exhibition at the Gagosian. Gagosian“The original painting was super old,” Murakami told CNN at the exhibition opening. Elsewhere in the exhibition, Murakami engages with other key pieces of Japanese art history such as Kano Utsunenobu's "Chinese Lions Screen" from the 16th century. As many of his contemporaries struggle — or refuse — to embrace AI, Murakami’s huge community of workers help him keep pace with changing attitudes to technology. “Maybe it’s very early, but in seven or 10 years time, people could be using AI to make fast drawings.”“For me it’s very curious.

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☆ Saudi Arabia is set to be announced as the 2034 World Cup host. Human rights groups warn of ‘unimaginable human cost’
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Ben Church | Amanda Davies | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Saudi Arabia is on a mission to diversify its economy as part of Saudi Vision 2030. But, according to human rights groups, a Saudi World Cup in 2034 will come at a cost. Saudi Arabia, under MBS today, has crossed that red line.”CNN has reached out to Saudi Arabia for comment. Our journey started in 2016, not because of the World Cup bid,” Albalawi told Reuters. Saudi Arabian fans cheer before the World Cup match between Saudi Arabia and Mexico at the Lusail Stadium on November 30, 2022.

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For two decades, Ted Kaczynski waged a deadly bombing spree that killed three people and injured 23 others until his capture in the Montana wilderness in 1996. Ted Kaczynski, with federal marshals, in Helena, Mont., on April 4, 1996. "His actions are like a virus," David Kaczynski said in a phone interview. "To the extent that he may have attributed at all to sort of normalizing or recasting the violent acts as beneficial to humanity is a terrible mistake," David Kaczynski added. David Kaczynski, left, with his mother, Wanda, and their attorney Anthony Bisceglie, in Sacramento, Calif., on Jan. 5, 1998.

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New York Attorney General Letitia James has rejected Donald Trump's request to walk away from her office's $486 million civil fraud judgment against the president-elect. There is "no merit to your claim that the pendency of defendants’ own appeal will impede Mr. Trump’s official duties as President," Vale wrote. Mr. Trump’s official duties will not be impeded while awaiting the First Department’s decision," she added. Judge Arthur Engoron handed down a $350 million judgment against Trump, his company and several top executives in February, after a monthslong civil trial included testimony from Trump and his oldest children. The "overwhelming evidence supports Supreme Court’s conclusion that Mr. Trump and the other defendants engaged in repeated and persistent fraud and illegality," she wrote.

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A torture device discovered at Saydnaya prison in Damascus on Monday. Clothing strewn across the floor of a cell inside the Saydnaya prison as a Syrian man awaits news about an imprisoned relative Monday. The dynasty built and operated a network of detention centers scattered across Syria, according to the human rights group Amnesty International. The Human Rights Data Analysis Group, an independent scientific human rights organization based in San Francisco, has counted at least 17,723 people killed in Syrian custody from 2011 to 2015 — around 300 every week — almost certainly a vast undercount, it says. Syrians wait for news Monday about their relatives incarcerated at Saydnaya prison.

Persons: Assad, nooses, Emin Sansar, Bashar al, AnadoluAnagha Subhash Nair, —, Abdulaziz Ketaz, Saydnaya, Hafez Assad, Getty Images Hafez Assad, Richard Engel, Gabe Joselow, Alexander Smith Organizations: NBC, Getty, Anadolu, NBC News, Amnesty International, Amnesty, Getty Images, United Nations Locations: DAMASCUS, Syria, Syria’s, Damascus, Anadolu, Saydnaya, AFP, San Francisco, London

Russia is providing sanctuary to Bashar al-Assad, having transported the former Syrian leader there “in the most secure way possible” after the swift collapse of his regime, Russia’s deputy foreign minister told NBC News in an exclusive interview Tuesday. “Russia is not a party to the convention that established the International Criminal Court,” Ryabkov said when asked if the Kremlin would hand over Assad for trial. Separately, in March 2023, the court issued an arrest warrant for Putin for “war crimes” in overseeing the unlawful abduction and deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia. And last month, the ICC issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes in Gaza. Israel, Ryabkov said, should observe that agreement and it should “not infringe” on Syria’s territorial integrity.

Persons: Bashar al, Assad, ” Sergei Ryabkov, ” Ryabkov, Vladimir Putin, Omar Haj Kadour, Ryabkov, Putin, Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, Assad “, “, Russia “, Israel “, Netanyahu, Evan Gershkovich, ” Organizations: NBC News, Russian, Getty, Criminal, ICC, U.S, Islamic State, ISIS, Wall Street Locations: Russia, Syria, Hama, AFP, Hague, Netherlands, China, United States, Israel, Ukraine, Gaza, U.S, Iraq, Libya, Tahrir, Golan, ”, Germany, Slovenia, Turkey

☆ Israel bombs Syria and seizes territory as Netanyahu pledges to change ‘the face’ of the Middle East
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Mick Krever | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

But they also fear what could come from radical Islamists governing Syria, which borders Israel in the occupied Golan Heights. Images taken by an AFP journalist at Mezzeh Air Base southwest of Damascus also showed destroyed Syrian military helicopters. CNN could not independently confirm that claim, but the village lies in the Syrian foothills of Mount Hermon, which Israeli forces captured on Sunday. That zone was established in 1974, after Israeli forces – responding to a Syrian attack – captured the Golan Heights in 1967. Israeli officials have refused to give details on how far Israeli forces will advance, or how long they will stay there.

Persons: Assad, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bashar al, ”, Gideon Sa’ar, I’m, Omar Haj Kadour, Israel Katz, Ali Haj Suleiman, Israel, ” Katz, Mount Hermon, Netanyahu, –, Danny Dannon, ” Eyad Kourdi, Dana Karni Organizations: CNN, Getty, Israeli Defense, Mezzeh, Base, Arab League, ”, Capital, Hermon, Sunday, United Nations, Security Locations: Israel, Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Golan Heights, Syrian, Damascus, AFP, Latakia, ”, Egypt, “, Mount, Golan

☆ Now that Syria is free of its dictator, the rebels’ biggest challenge is to learn how to govern
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Mostafa Salem | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —The sound of celebratory gunfire filled the streets of Damascus in the hours following the collapse of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. At least 28 people were killed by that celebratory gunfire, the Syrian health minister told Al-Arabiya news channel. People shoot in the air as they celebrate the fall of the Syrian government in Damascus, Syria on Sunday. After the capture of Damascus, the rebels instructed Assad’s Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali to continue his duties alongside his cabinet until a transitional team is assigned. ‘Anyone is better than Assad’Residents of Damascus told CNN they were happy Assad is gone but remained concerned over the Islamist ideology followed by the rebels.

Persons: Bashar al, Tahrir, Ugur, …, ”, Assad, Mohammad Ghazi al, Jalali, Industry Mohammad Samer al, Khalil, ” Jalali, ‘ we’ll, ’, “, Abu Mohammad al, Ahmad Al Sharaa, Al Qaeda’s, Louai Beshara, ” Al, Jolani, Aaron Y, Hayat, Abu Mohammed al, Abdulaziz Ketaz, Assad ’, Al Jolani, Ranim, we’ve Organizations: CNN, Islamist, Al, Assad’s, Sky News Arabia, Assad government’s, Industry, US, ISIS, Getty, Syrian Salvation Government, Washington Institute Locations: Damascus, Arabiya, Syria, Israel, Moscow, Homs, Al Qaeda, Iraq, AFP, Idlib, Aleppo, “, UN, Hayat Tahrir, Umayyad, Sunday, Turkey, Kurdish, Iran

☆ The CPI report Wednesday is expected to show progress on inflation has hit a wall
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Kamil Krzaczynski | AFP | Getty ImagesA key economic report coming Wednesday is expected to show that progress has stalled in bringing down the inflation rate, though not so much that the Federal Reserve won't lower interest rates next week. Excluding food and energy, so-called core inflation is forecast at 3.3%, or unchanged from October. With the Fed targeting annual inflation at 2%, the report will provide more evidence that the high cost of living remains very much a fact of life for U.S. households. Halting progress, but more cutsTo be sure, inflation has moved down considerably from its CPI cycle peak around 9% in June 2022. Car prices are expected to show a 2% monthly increase, while air fares are seen as 1% higher, the firm's economists projected in a note.

Persons: Kamil Krzaczynski, Dow Jones, Dan North, Goldman Sachs, Goldman Organizations: AFP, Getty, Federal, Allianz Trade, of Labor Statistics, CPI Locations: Chicago, U.S

☆ Google claims quantum computing milestone — but the tech can't solve real-world problems yet
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

However, while Google's achievements have been noted for advancing the field, experts say that quantum computing still has no real-world uses — yet. Proponents of quantum computing claim it will be able to solve problems that current computers can't. Quantum computing uses quantum bits or qubits which can be zero, one or something in between. This is a very important milestone for quantum computers." But despite optimism that quantum computing could one day change the world — or at least computers' role in it — experts in the field have suggested that Google's quantum computing breakthrough is still lacking in real-world uses.

Persons: Josh Edelson, Francesco Ricciuti, Hartmut Neven, Willow, Google, Neven, Winfried Hensinger Organizations: Google, AFP, Getty, Runa, CNBC, University of Sussex Locations: Mountain View , California, U.S

☆ Jay-Z's response to sexual assault allegations was missing one key thing, according to PR pros
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Olivia Singh | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Jay-Z was named in an amended complaint to a lawsuit against Sean "Diddy" Combs, filed in October. Jay-Z's response to the rape accusations against him is missing something, according to one crisis-PR expert. The stars were only identified in the civil lawsuit as "Celebrity A" and "Celebrity B." He's "too big to cancel, and his brand is too strong to be destroyed by a civil lawsuit," Nierman said. "Jay-Z is not going to be defined by these allegations," Nierman said.

Persons: Jay, Sean, Diddy, Combs, drugging, —, Shawn Carter —, Carter, Tony Buzzbee, Evan Nierman, Nierman, would've, Jane Doe, Alex Spiro, Kevin Mazur, Camron, Mills Sadat Dowlat, Dowlatshahi, it's, Damian Williams, VALERIE MACON, who's, he's, Carter's, Spiro didn't Organizations: MTV, Business, The Recording Academy, Buzzbee, Getty, Beyoncé Locations: Brooklyn, New York City, Los Angeles, Manhattan, AFP

☆ How the Olympics helped transform Salt Lake City into a tech hub
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Chris Dilella | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Spectators file into the Olympic Medal Plaza in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, during the 2002 Olympics. Salt Lake City has grown from a winter sports venue to a vibrant technology hub in just two decades, leveraging the legacy of the 2002 Winter Olympics to transform into one of America's fastest-growing business destinations. A catalyst for economic growthIn 2002, the world watched as Salt Lake City welcomed athletes and spectators to the Winter Olympics. Salt Lake City's 2002 Olympics cost about $2 billion and turned a profit. During preparations for the Olympics, Leavitt met with Adobe co-founder and Salt Lake City native John Warnock in Silicon Valley to discuss building a tech community in Utah.

Persons: George Frey, Michael Leavitt, Leavitt, Todd Lodwick, Anacleto, John Warnock, Warnock, what's Organizations: AFP, Getty, Census Bureau, Former Utah Gov, CNBC, Winter, Games, University, Utah's, Gardner Policy Institute, Gardner Institute, Olympic Rings, Nordic, Los Angeles Times, Olympics, Adobe, Engineering, Computer Science Initiative Locations: Salt Lake City , Utah, CNBC's, Salt Lake City, Kearns , Utah, Utah, Silicon Valley

☆ The US is striking targets across Syria, and it isn't the only one dropping bombs in this uncertain moment
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The US isn't the only military conducting strikes amid the uncertain situation in Syria. The US military has carried out extensive airstrikes in Syria since the Assad regime collapsed over the weekend, and it's not the only country on the hunt for targets in this uncertain moment. F-15 Strike Eagles, like the one pictured above, took part in the widespread strikes against ISIS over the weekend. The US military said the goal of the strikes was to prevent ISIS from reconstituting in central Syria. Related storiesThe Israeli military has also sent its ground forces across the Syrian border beyond a United Nations-monitored buffer zone that separates the two countries.

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