Is a UN Security Council resolution key to Syria's future?
Resolution 2254, agreed upon by the UN Security Council in 2015, outlined how the Syrian civil war might end and how the country could transition to democracy. But is it still fit for purpose now so much has changed?
Here’s what to know about the US push for stability in post-Assad Syria
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been on perhaps his last Middle East diplomatic mission as America’s top diplomat this week.
US scraps $13.6 million bounty on Syria’s new leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa after meeting
Ms Barbara Leaf, the US diplomat for the Middle East, says the talks were positive. Read more at straitstimes.com.
U.S. in Direct Contact With Rebels Who Took Over Syria
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said the United States was communicating directly with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the dominant rebel faction, despite its designation as a terrorist group.
US, regional diplomats urge respect for minorities in Syria after Assad, Blinken says
Khalidi AQABA, Jordan (Reuters) -Top diplomats from the United States, Turkey, the European Union and Arab nations have agreed that a new government in Syria should respect minority rights, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday following talks in Jordan and direct contacts with the rebels who ousted President Bashar al-Assad.
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Blinken: US officials have directly communicated with Syria’s blacklisted new rulers
In Jordan to meet regional counterparts, US top diplomat doesn't go into detail about contact with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rebel group that ousted Assad
US says it is in contact with new Syria rulers
Western and Arab states along with Turkey jointly voiced support for a united, peaceful Syria. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Middle East latest: Top diplomats from US, Arab League and Turkey discuss Syria’s transition
Top diplomats from the United States, the Arab League and Turkey have met in Jordan to discuss Syria’s transition after the fall of Bashar Assad's government last weekend.
U.S. officials in direct contact with Syria’s new leaders
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. government is communicating with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which remains on a State Department terrorism list.
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US diplomats in Damascus for first time in more than 10 years following fall of Assad regime
Secretary of State Antony Blinken previously noted that world leaders discussed "the need for an inclusive, Syrian-led political transition" during the Aqaba Meetings on Syria in Jordan on Dec. 14.
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Blinken says US has made 'direct contact' with Syria's victorious HTS
The United States has made "direct contact" with Syria's victorious Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rebels despite designating the group as terrorists, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday, as he
U.S. and Allies Race to Shape a New Syria Trying to Get on Its Feet
As a rebel alliance with a tenuous hold on power struggles to assert control of the fractured country, Israel, Turkey and the United States are trying to influence what Syria will become.