Trump pauses sanctions on Syria for 6 months after president visits
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met with President Donald Trump Monday in the White House. Trump paused sanctions on Syria for six months.
Trump hosts Syrian president once wanted as 'terrorist' in historic White House visit
The United States says it is halting comprehensive sanctions on Syria for the next 180 days, following a high-stakes meeting between President Donald Trump and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, someone the U.S. once branded a "terrorist," at the White House on Monday.
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Who was Austin Tice? All about American Journalist who disappeared in Syria 13 years ago
American journalist and former U.S. Marine Austin Tice vanished in Syria in 2012 while covering the civil war. Thirteen years later, his fate remains uncertain as new testimonies from ex-Syrian officials shed light on one of journalism’s most enduring mysteries.
Syria’s jihadist-turned-president caps extraordinary transformation with White House visit
Less than a year after his lightning power grab, Syria’s president is capping his transformation from jihadist to global statesman in a historic visit to the White House that says as much about the young leader as it does his push for his country’s diplomatic reinvention.
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US military carries out airstrikes in Syria after drone attack kills American contractor
WASHINGTON -- A U.S. official told ABC News that there was another attack on a U.S. base in eastern Syria Friday, following a drone attack on Thursday, but that no damage or injuries resulted from the most recent attack. The official said the Friday attack ...
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Pivotal U.S. Summit Could Help Mend a Fractured Syria
Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa makes a crucial first visit to the White House, with the reconstruction of his war-battered country at stake if he is able to persuade U.S. lawmakers to lift sanctions.
Counterterrorism review calls for Shamima Begum and other British-linked people in Syria to be repatriated
The review warns that the current policy of leaving such women, men and children in limbo is "unsustainable" and risks turning the detention camps in northeastern Syria into "Britain's Guantanamo".
Exiled Syrian opens up about death-defying smuggling operation that showed proof of Assad’s cruelty
He waited for his brother-in-law to cross the front line smuggling documents stolen from the Syrian dictatorship’s archives. Detection could mean dismemberment or death, but they were committed to exposing the industrial-scale violence used to keep President Bashar Assad in power.
Syria signs up to US-led coalition against ISIL
Syria has signed up to join the international coalition led by the United States to combat the ISIL (ISIS) armed group. The announcement, made by Syrian Information Minister Hamza al-Mustafa and US officials,
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