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US officials met Syria's HTS in Damascus

In first in-person contact, US officials met Syria's HTS in Damascus

U.S. 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 affiliate the future of Syria's political transition.

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US concedes it has double the number of troops in Syria as Biden sends officials to Damascus

The Pentagon announced the US currently has “approximately 2,000” troops in Syria, more than double the previously disclosed number of 900, a Defense Department spokesperson said at a press briefing on Thursday.

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U.S. diplomats meet Syrian opposition leader in Damascus

It was the first public meeting between U.S. diplomats and al-Sharaa, who led the Syrian revolution that toppled the Assad regime.

1st U.S. delegation in Damascus since Assad’s fall

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Damascus airport reopens with first flight to Aleppo since Assad’s fall

Damascus airport reopened Wednesday for the first time since the fall of the government of Bashar Assad and the first civilian plane took off from Damascus and landed in the northern city of Aleppo.The airport is currently open only to domestic flights,

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First U.S. delegation in Damascus since Assad’s fall

As the first U.S. delegation since the fall of Bashar al-Assad arrives in Damascus, Syrian columnist Haid Haid tells Erica Hill that his country needs global “committed partners” to rebuild democracy.

Fox News · 1d

US diplomats in Damascus for first time in more than 10 years following fall of Assad regime

U.S. officials are in Syria with goals to advance Aqaba principles and seek information on American citizens who disappeared under the Assad regime.

Damascus gathering calls for broad participation in new Syrian government

Hundreds of Syrian protesters gathered Thursday at Umayyad Square in Damascus for the first time since the fall of Bashar ...

U.S. drops $10M bounty for HTS leader after 'very productive' diplomat meeting in Damascus

Senior U.S. diplomats visiting Damascus on Friday met with Syria's de-facto new ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa and held a "good" and ...

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Jaw-dropping moment Syrian translator finds anguished message written by his missing relative on wall of Damascus prison

Syrian producer Mohammad al-Shebli was helping to translate the anguished messages scrawled on cell walls by prisoners of the brutal Assad regime made a heart-wrenching discovery.

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Qatar reopens embassy in Damascus after 13 years

A journalist from a news agency observed Qatar's flag raised over the mission, making it the second nation, after Turkey, to ...

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The road back to Damascus: Syria’s new rulers face challenges in de-weaponizing supply chains

Since 2011, the weaponization of regional and global supply chains through economic sanctions has devastated Syria’s economic ...

Video shows reported mass grave site near Damascus

Investigations are underway at Najha Cemetery near Damascus, and other sites across Syria, as authorities and relatives try ...

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Joy, fear and confusion in Damascus as Syrians welcome life after Assad

Rapturous celebrations in the streets of the capital were tempered by trepidation over whether the city’s new rebel ...

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Anadolu captures footage of Damascus’ Tadamon neighborhood known for massacre images

Sites where civilians were executed and dumped into pits by forces of deposed Bashar Assad regime also captured on camera - ...

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US officials met Syria's HTS in Damascus

1st U.S. delegation in Damascus since Assad’s fall

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