1.0U.S. Embassy in Syriahttps://sy.usembassy.govU.S. Embassy in Damascushttps://sy.usembassy.gov/author/embassydamascus/SPE McGurk at the Small Group Session of the Global Coalition To Defeat ISIS | U.S. Embassy in Syriarich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://sy.usembassy.gov/spe-mcgurk-small-group-session-global-coalition-defeat-isis/">SPE McGurk at the Small Group Session of the Global Coalition To Defeat ISIS</a></blockquote>
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