Syrian pedestrians walks past a motorbike displaying an image of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on September 23, 2014. The Damascus government said it had been informed by Washington of the air strikes it began early in the day on Islamic State group (IS) targets on Syrian soil. AFP PHOTO / LOUAI BESHARA (Photo credit should read LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/Getty Images)
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