Biden missing in action as Turkey inches closer to full-blown war against US-allied Kurds in Syria
Amid the end of the nearly 14 years of civil war in Syria, Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is set to rekindle a new ...
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 ...
He toppled a dictator and traded fatigues for suits — Syria's new leader tries to reassure the U.S.
Will he walk the walk and not just talk the talk? And if he doesn’t win in the elections, will he peacefully stand aside for ...
For Syria’s Economy, the Way Forward Starts With Sanctions Relief
Years of strife ruined the energy sector, battered the currency and strangled growth. The West must ease financial controls ...
Austin Tice Latest: US Diplomats in First Syria Visit Since Assad Fall,
The high-level delegation arrived to engage in talks with Syria's interim leadership, the State Department confirmed early ...
US sends top diplomats to Syria to discuss transition
A senior delegation of U.S. diplomats arrived in Syria to meet with the new de facto rulers, looking to understand more about ...
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Syria Still Has Chemical Weapons
During the course of Syria’s brutal civil war, Assad used chemical weapons more than 300 times against his own citizens, ...
After Assad's ouster in Syria, U.N. envoy calls for end to sanctions
The Syrian government has been under strict sanctions by the United States, the European Union and others for years.
U.S. lifts bounty on Syria’s interim leader amid diplomatic outreach
Senior U.S. diplomats on Friday held their first formal talks in Damascus with the leader of the Islamist rebels who ...
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The Path to a Better Syria
After public protests and then rebellion erupted in Syria in 2011, Assad’s regime clung to power through systemic torture and ...