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Duma, May 26 (EFE / EPA) .- Syria held controversial presidential elections rejected by the UN and a large part of the international community, only in the areas controlled by President Bashar al Assad, who after years of armed conflict seeks to re-establish itself at the head of the country.
During a press briefing in Washington DC, on Thursday, US President Barack Obama discussed the positive progress being made against the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL).
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman upon his arrival for the Arab League summit in Jeddah. IMAGES
Yarzeh (Lebanon), May 20 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Wael Hamzeh) Dozens of supporters of Syrian President Bashar al Assad paraded carrying signs with his face as they went to vote at the headquarters of the Syrian embassy in the Yarzeh area, southeast of Beirut.FOOTAGE OF AL ASSAD SUPPORTERS GOING TO VOTE IN YARZEH, SOUTHEAST OF BEIRUT.
US Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications, Ben Rhodes, warned Turkey against engaging with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), during the daily press briefing in Washington D.C. on Monday. Rhodes said that although the US support the Turkish effort to rid Jarablus of so-called Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) fighters, they do not however "support and we would oppose efforts to move south and engage in activities against" the SDF.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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