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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 visits rescue workers at the site of a collapsed building in the northern city of Aleppo, following Monday's massive earthquake that killed and injured thousands of people. IMAGES
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.
The brutality and savagery of war has destroyed lives and buildings in Syria's Homs, but some Syrian kids caught in the chaos refuse to let it get to them. They will do whatever it takes to live a normal life, and don't hesitate to search for Pikachu and friends in the rubble of their destroyed city.
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