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A Syrian Village and the Long Road to the White House

In 2019, President Trump sent U.S. commandos to a small village in Syria to kill the leader of Islamic State. On Monday, Syria’s president, a former associate of that leader, will take another step to strengthen his alliance with the White House.

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Rashid Muhammad Kaseer, a resident of Barisha, Syria, where American commandos killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State, six years ago.
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Syria al-Shara al-Baghdadi Trump

In 2019, President Trump sent U.S. commandos to a small village in Syria to kill the leader of the Islamic State. On Monday, Syria’s president, a former associate of that leader, will take another step to strengthen his alliance with the White House.

© David Guttenfelder/The New York Times

Rashid Muhammad Kaseer, a resident of Barisha, Syria, where American commandos killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State, six years ago.
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A Break-In That Shook France

The robbery at the Louvre left behind more than broken glass. It battered the pride of a nation that is increasingly glum about itself and its direction.

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Investigators near the truck-mounted ladder thieves used to break into the Louvre, on Sunday.
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