US diplomats visit Syria to meet new rulers
1 day ago · The leader of Syria's Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group that seized Damascus, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, addresses a crowd at the capital's landmark Umayyad Mosque on December 8, 2024
US diplomats and hostage envoy in Syria on first visit since Assad ...
1 day ago · The first U.S. diplomats to visit Syria since President Bashar Assad's ouster earlier this month are in Damascus to hold talks with the country's new leadership and seek information on the ...
Former U.S. ambassador to Syria outlines challenges to rebuilding …
11 hours ago · American diplomats were in Syria for the first time since the U.S. shut its embassy in Damascus in 2012. They met with Syria's new ruler, Ahmed al-Sharaa, and announced the $10 million bounty the ...
American citizen Travis Timmerman is now with U.S. forces after …
Dec 14, 2024 · "The new government in Damascus is acting in good faith," said Moustafa, director of the Syrian Emergency Task Force. "But this illustrates the importance that there need to be official delegations to Damascus." The U.S. has no direct diplomatic presence in Syria. Moustafa said he knows of at least six other Americans missing in Syria.
Washington Returns to Damascus with High Stakes for Syria’s …
15 hours ago · 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).
Syrians in Georgia hopeful, cautious after Assad dictatorship falls
5 days ago · Syrians living in Georgia are responding with a mix of elation, caution and hope after last week’s fall of the brutal Assad dictatorship. Dr. Ahmad al-Dabbagh of Roswell said he escaped from Syrian repression shortly before both his parents and eight siblings were killed, along with thousands of others, in a 1982 massacre.
Top diplomats from US, Arab League and Turkey discuss Syria's ...
6 days ago · A torn posters shows the late Syrian President Hafez Assad and his son the ousted Syrian president Bashar Assad, that were set at the entrance of the notorious security detention centre called Palestine Branch, in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024.
How Syria's revolution could reshape the Middle East
Dec 9, 2024 · The swift downfall of Bashar al-Assad is reverberating in Syria and throughout the Middle East. Some changes are already apparent. Syrians who fled the country's vicious civil war years ago are lining up at border crossings to return home.
Jihadi HTS Rebels Capture Syria's Aleppo to Counter Assad's Rule
Dec 2, 2024 · As HTS militants pushed south toward the capital of Damascus on Monday, experts worried that revived conflict could ignite another battleground in the already tumultuous Middle East.
See How the War in Syria Has Changed - The New York Times
Dec 6, 2024 · Looking for protection against Turkey, the Kurdish-led forces turned to Damascus, allowing Mr. al-Assad’s forces to return to parts of northern Syria, where they have co-existed since.