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IT WAS once a place of peace and prosperity. But over the years, it’s turned very, very dark. WARNING: Graphic

The United States and Russia have reached agreement on a cease-fire in southwest Syria, three US officials said as President Donald Trump held his first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

A US jet has shot down an Iranian-made drone operated by forces backing the Syrian government in the south of the country, American officials say.

The US-led coalition has downed a government warplane in southern Syria, the Syrian army and coalition have announced in separate statements. The Syrian military added that the plane’s pilot is now missing.

During last week’s meeting in Washington with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Jones said Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that “Russia must now, with great urgency, exercise its great influence over the Syrian regime.”

Kurdish YPG fighters, who will be receiving the weapons, are considered by Turkey to be terrorists.

Despite his criticism, Assad once again confirmed the readiness of the Syrian government to cooperate with the US if it could change its attitude towards respecting other countries’ sovereignty and that of Syria in particular.

Chemical samples match 'signature' of nerve gas made by Syrian regime, declassified report says

But Assad insisted it was "not clear whether it happened or not, because how can you verify a video? You have a lot of fake videos now."

Canada is open to more sanctions against Russia for its support of Syrian regime, PM says

US Navy has also uploaded footage from the guided-missile destroyer USS Porter as it was firing missiles at the airbase

The cruise missiles struck the airfield beginning around 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday and the strikes continued for three to four minutes.

The strike came as Trump was hosting Xi in meetings focused in part on another pressing U.S. security dilemma: North Korea’s nuclear program.

THE United States has launched a military strike on Syria following the horrific chemical attack that shocked the world.

Trump ‘considering Syria military action’ US PRESIDENT Donald Trump is reportedly considering military action in Syria in retaliation for the horror chemical attack.

Meanwhile, Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for the Russian president, said the Kremlin believes the Syrian military will do its utmost to prevent chemical agents from falling into the hands of terrorists.

DONALD Trump has made an implicit threat to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after the shocking gas attack in the country that killed 72, including 11 children.

President Trump spoke about the recent chemical attack in Syria during a news conference with King Abdullah of Jordan on Wednesday. “That attack on children yesterday had a big impact on me,” he said.

US envoy to UN also accused Russia of failing to ensure that there were no chemical weapons in the possession of the Syrian government

The Trump Administration condemned a chemical weapons attack in Syria, accusing the government of strongman Bashar Assad of being behind the deadly attack that killed dozens — and blaming former President Barack Obama, too