pro-russian state is realized. bashar al assad and his wife made a rare public appearance on friday. they attended church in damascus near the frontlines of the battle for christmas choral presentations. the turkish government says it is pulling its troops from iraq. it comes one day after the u.s. president asked ankrah to tamp down tensions over the presence of turkish troops in mosul. thousands of protesters demanded that the soldiers leave. turkey says it sent troops to help iraqi forces. iraq, though, says their presence violated international laws. tells cnn that more than 100 people are dead after two days of clashes in hajjah province.
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reporter: the christians are saying they are deliberately tarted in the civil father. june 23rd father francois was shot eight times at a monastery where he sought refuge. in syria christians are minority, often viewed loyal to the regime of bashar al assad. last week a car bomb exploded outside a church in damascus. many christians in syria extremely fearful they are increasingly coming under attack by islamic extremists fighting there. thank you so much. the most popular pontiff in modern history, pope john paul ii may be on the verge of sainthood. bobby bobbie nadeu has more. reporter: the congregation for the causes of saints approved the second miracle