In this task, you will be shown a passage. You need to write a fill-in-the-gap question based on your understanding of the events that might be inferred from the passage. Your question should be answerable based on the passage and only have one correct answer. Show the gap in your question with a _ .

Q: (CNN) -- These pictures were taken within one week of each other in the center of Aleppo and show the incredible resilience of some of its residents in the face of Syria's bloody civil war. Photographer Issa Touma's home in the historic area of Aleppo has been badly damaged by gunfire. Yet, amid the crossfire between opposition and government forces, Touma is still organizing the international photography festival he holds every year. Touma, who owns a gallery in Aleppo, has been running the exhibition for 11 years and was determined that the show would continue despite fighting reaching the center of the city on August 19. The festival was due to open on September 15.Civil war reached center of Syria's second city one month before photo festival due to startOrganizer Issa Touma's own home was destroyed in gun fighting11th annual photo festival continued on smaller scale despite fighting

A: "All around _ is war and more and more people are coming to the center."
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Q: (CNN) -- Without firing a shot, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has achieved remarkable results in his efforts to counter Iran's nuclear program. In little more than a year, the prime minister has managed to move the Iran nuclear issue to the top of the international agenda, to toughen sanctions, and in an extraordinary move, to push U.S. President Barack Obama to strengthen American policy so that preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons became the focus, rather than just containing Iran and its nuclear program. Indeed, if you throw in Republican challenger Mitt Romney's unwillingness to accept Iran even having the capacity to produce a nuke, Netanyahu's record is even better.Aaron Miller: Israeli PM Netanyahu has scored some victories on Iran nuclear programBut he says Netanyahu's new emphasis on drawing a red line is counterproductiveIsraeli politicians are crying wolf, threatening an attack that isn't happening, Miller saysMiller: Injecting the issue into U.S. election campaign further alienates President Obama

A: Netanyahu thinks _ is bloodless and cold when it comes to understanding Israel's fears and its security challenges; Obama thinks Netanyahu is a conman who thinks only of himself with little sense of respect or sensitivity for American interests.
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Q: (CNN) -- U.S. warplanes attacked a convoy near Mosul in Iraq this weekend in an attempt to kill ISIS leaders, said a spokesman for U.S. Central Command. Col. Patrick Ryder, in a statement Saturday, said he could not confirm that top ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was in the convoy. Ryder issued that information in response to news reports indicating the ISIS leader may have died or been injured. "I can confirm that coalition aircraft did conduct a series of airstrikes yesterday evening in Iraq against what was assessed to be a gathering of ISIL leaders near Mosul, destroying a vehicle convoy consisting of 10 ISIL armed trucks," Ryder said, using another acronym for ISIS.U.S. tried to kill ISIS leaders with airstrike on convoy near Mosul, official saysOfficial can't confirm top Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was in convoyAirstrike kills 15, hurts 31 in Al-Qaim, an ISIS stronghold in Iraq, resident saysIraq welcomes news that U.S. will send another 1,500 troops

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On Saturday, _ welcomed the U.S.-led coalition decision to provide more support in training and arming the Iraqi armed forces to help fight ISIS, but added "this step is a little late."
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