In first in-person contact, US officials met Syria's HTS in Damascus
US concedes it has double the number of troops in Syria as Biden sends officials to Damascus
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U.S. diplomats meet Syrian opposition leader in Damascus
Sectarian violence in Syria has been less intense than feared since Assad’s ouster
The toppling of Bashar Assad has raised tentative hopes that Syrians might live peacefully and as equals after a half century of authoritarian rule.
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Inside the abandoned Hezbollah training base in Syria's Al Qusayr
Follow the latest on Syria In an abandoned school building, a small laminated card lies on a table, bearing the words “The martyr’s course”. Torn pictures of former Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah and Iran’s late supreme leader Ruhollah Khomeini are hanging off a wall.
US held 'very productive' first meeting with Syria's al-Sharaa
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 about Syria's political transition and decided to remove a bounty on his head.
US scraps $13 million bounty on Syria's new leader Al-Sharaa in Damascus meeting
Ms Barbara Leaf, the US diplomat for the Middle East, says the talks with the new Syrian leader were positive. Read more at straitstimes.com.
US diplomats and hostage envoy in Syria on first visit since Assad ouster
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 whereabouts of missing American journalist Austin Tice.
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US drops bounty for Syria's new leader after Damascus meeting
Washington is scrapping a long-standing reward for the arrest of Syria's new leader, a senior U.S. diplomat said Friday, following "positive messages" from a first meeting that included a promise to fight terrorism.
Hopes for a New Syria Take Flight
A Syrian Air flight from Damascus landed in Aleppo on Wednesday, as the transitional government tries to demonstrate its ability to run the war-shattered country.
Syria’s First Domestic Flight Since the Assad Regime Fell Takes Off
The Damascus International Airport reopened on Wednesday with a domestic flight to Aleppo, signaling that Syria’s new rulers are confident in their ability to govern after the end of the Assad family’s rule.
Biden praises regime change in Syria after rebels capture Damascus
A coalition of Syrian rebels say they have toppled the government of President Bashar al-Assad and captured the Syrian capital of Damascus.
Sectarian violence in Syria has been less intense than feared since Assad's ouster
The toppling of Bashar Assad has raised tentative hopes that Syrians might live peacefully and as equals after a half century of authoritarian rule
US Withdraws USD 10M Bounty to Capture Syria's New Leader After Damascus Talks
Washington: US diplomat Barbara Leaf revealed that the United States has announced the withdrawal of a USD 10 million reward for the capture of Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syria's new leader and head of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group,