Washington Returns to Damascus with High Stakes for Syria’s …
Dec 20, 2024 · For the first time since October 2011, when Ambassador Robert Ford was pulled from Syria amid U.S. concerns about the Assad regime’s crackdown on protesters, Washington is back in Damascus—this time to engage with the new transitional government led by rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).
U.S. delegation arrives in Syrian capital for first meetings since ...
Dec 20, 2024 · WASHINGTON — Senior U.S. officials arrived in Damascus on Friday for the first diplomatic mission to the Syrian capital since the fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad this month.
American Jews who fled Syria ask White House to lift sanctions so …
2 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — American Jews who fled their Syrian homeland decades ago went to the White House this week to appeal to the Trump administration to lift sanctions on Syria that they say are blocking them from restoring some of the world’s oldest synagogues and rebuilding the country’s decimated Jewish community. For Henry Hamra, who fled Damascus as a teenager with his family in the ...
First Syria visit since Assad ouster, U.S. diplomats in Damascus ...
Dec 20, 2024 · The first U.S. diplomats to visit Syria since President Bashar Assad’s ouster earlier this month are now in Damascus to hold talks with the country’s new leaders and seek information on the...
US diplomats meet representatives of Syria’s Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham …
Dec 20, 2024 · WASHINGTON/DAMASCUS: US diplomats visiting Damascus held Washington’s first in-person official meetings with Syria’s new de facto rulers led by Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham on Friday and...
US held 'very productive' first meeting with Syria's al-Sharaa - Yahoo
Dec 20, 2024 · WASHINGTON/DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Senior U.S. diplomats visiting Damascus on Friday met with Syria's de-facto new ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa and held a "good" and "very productive" meeting with him...
After Assad: Navigating Syria Policy (Part 2) - The Washington …
Feb 13, 2025 · Turkey, a NATO ally, maintains the closest ties to the new Damascus leadership and is positioned to shape the policies of Syria’s leaders, but Washington should seek clarification from Ankara on its objectives in Syria considering its well-known support for Islamist and Muslim Brotherhood groups and movements across the Middle East.
Official meeting between Washington and Syria's de-facto new …
Dec 20, 2024 · US diplomats visiting Damascus held Washington's first in-person official meetings with Syria's new de facto rulers led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham on Friday and discussed with the former al Qaeda...
US Jews from Syria ask White House to lift sanctions so they can ...
11 hours ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — American Jews who fled their Syrian homeland decades ago went to the White House this week to appeal to the Trump administration to lift sanctions on Syria that they say are ...
American Jews who fled Syria ask White House to lift sanctions
2 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — American Jews who fled their Syrian homeland decades ago went to the White House this week to appeal to the Trump administration to lift sanctions on Syria that they say are ...