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 overthrew the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a discussion they later characterized as “good” and “thorough.”
US removes long-standing bounty on Syrian rebel leader
The United States has removed the long-standing $10 million bounty on the de-facto leader of Syria following a high-level US delegation meeting with the former jihadist Friday.
US Drops $10M Terrorism Bounty Offered for Capture of Syrian Rebel Leader Who Ousted Assad
The Biden administration says it has decided not to pursue a $10 million reward it had offered for the capture of a Syrian rebel leader whose forces led the ouster of President Bashar Assad
US airstrike kills ISIS leader in Syria: Officials
U.S. officials announced they conducted an airstrike on Syrian soil that killed two ISIS members, including a top official.
US Delegation to Meet With Syrian Rebels That Ousted Assad
A delegation of American diplomats arrived in Syria to meet with representatives of several Syrian factions, including a rebel group designated as terrorists — who overthrew the country’s longtime dictator,
American Strike Killed Islamic State Group Leader In Syria: US Military
American forces killed an Islamic State (IS) group leader and another of the group's members in a strike in Syria, the US military said on Friday.
US eliminates ISIS leader in Syria: What is known
The United States has announced the elimination of the leader of the Islamic State, Abu Yusif, during an airstrike in Syria. The operation was carried out on December 19, according to the US Central Command on Twitter (X).
Syria Civil War's New Frontlines Emerge Post-Assad
"I believe there will be violent fighting, the end of which we do not know," a top Syrian Democratic Council official told ...
How Syria’s rebels overcame years of a bloody stalemate to topple Assad
Assad’s collapse came more quickly than the rebels had dreamed. But the circumstances were both serendipitous and part of a ...
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 ...
Pentagon says it doubled the number of US troops in Syria before Assad’s fall
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has more than doubled the number of its forces in Syria to fight the Islamic State group ...
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 ...
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 ...
US concedes it has double the number of troops in Syria as Biden sends officials to Damascus
The Pentagon announced the US currently has “approximately 2,000” troops in Syria, more than double the previously disclosed ...
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 ...
Erdogan says Turkey expects allies to pull support from Kurds in post-Assad Syria
Turkey expects foreign countries will withdraw support for Kurdish fighters in Syria following the toppling of Bashar ...
Senior U.S. Diplomats Meet With Governing Militias in Syria
The U.S. officials in Damascus are also looking for signs of Austin Tice, a missing American journalist, as well as other U.S ...
The West Auditions Syria’s New Leaders
Senior U.S. diplomats visit Damascus, as Washington and Brussels weigh lifting sanctions against the country’s transitional ...