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New U.S. Envoy Makes First and Symbolic Trip to Syria
Thomas Barrack raised the American flag over the U.S. ambassador’s residence in Damascus, amid broader efforts by the Trump ...
US flag raised in Damascus, envoy says Syria-Israel peace is possible
The United States' newly-appointed Syria envoy said he believed peace between Syria and Israel was achievable as he made his ...
Giant Construction Projects Boom as U.S. Lifts Syria Sanctions
Syria's reconstruction drive comes amid continuing security challenges, including a threat from ISIS insurgents ...
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Can Syria Recover?
For months, many Syrians and Syria watchers had worried that the United States might never lift its sanctions. Washington ...
Trump's Syrian Outreach Turns an Enemy Into a Friend
Hawks in Washington often make it sound hard to end conflicts with other countries, but the United States and Syria are ...
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Path to Peace: U.S. Reengages with Syria for Historic Dialogue
Thomas Barrack, the new U.S. Syria envoy, visited Damascus, signaling renewed U.S. relations by raising the American flag for ...
Trump’s gamble in normalizing relations with Syria in the face of Iran: ‘high-risk, high-reward’
Trump's Syria policy shift lifts sanctions, aiming to deter Iranian influence and stabilize the region, despite risks of ...
US Special Envoy Praises Syrian Leader's Steps on Foreign Fighters
Thomas Barrack, a special envoy to Syria and the current U.S. ambassador to Turkey, said in a statement that the two met in ...
Marco Rubio warns Syria ‘weeks’ away from ‘collapse and full-scale civil war of epic proportions’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio bleakly warned that Syria appears to be weeks away from plunging into another civil war or ...
Syria welcomes US decision to ease Assad-era sanctions as a ‘positive step’
Syria considers the move by the Trump administration to ease sanctions imposed on the war-torn country as a “positive step” ...