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White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan is expected to visit Israel this Thursday, where he will hold talks with top-level officials on Syria and efforts to broker a Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal.

Bashar al-Assad ruled his country with an iron fist for 24 years, as his father had done for 30 years before him. When he appeared to prevail in Syria&s civil war, it was widely assumed he would remain in power until he was ready to hand over to his own son.

Rebels toppling the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad prompted the country's soccer federation to change the colour of the national team's kit and logo from red to green.