Posts Tagged: US Syria
40% of Syrians Support Signing a Peace Treaty With Israel: Poll
Forty percent of Syrians support signing a peace treaty with Israel, according to a recent poll conducted by the Syrian Center for Public Opinion Studies. A...
US Envoy Pushes for Israel-Syria ‘Non-Aggression Agreement,’ Says Peace Achievable
US Special Envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack called for a non-aggression pact between long-time foes Syria and Israel during a high-profile visit to Damascus on...
US Ambassador to Turkey Will Serve as Special Envoy to Syria
Tom Barrack, the US ambassador to Turkey, said on Friday he has assumed the role of special envoy to Syria, as the Trump administration moves to lift sanctions...
US to Appoint Turkey Ambassador Thomas Barrack as Special Envoy for Syria, Sources Say
The United States will appoint President Donald Trump's longtime adviser and current US ambassador to Turkey, Thomas Barrack, as a special envoy for Syria, a person with direct knowledge of the matter and a...
Trump Says He May Ease Sanctions on Syria
President Donald Trump said on Monday that he may ease US sanctions on Syria in response to a query from his Turkish counterpart. Syria has struggled to implement conditions set out by Washington for relief from US sanctions,...
Blinken Lays Out US Hopes for Syria’s Political Transition
The United States on Tuesday laid out its hopes for Syria's political transition following President Bashar al-Assad's ouster, saying it would recognize a future Syrian...
US Lawmakers Celebrate Assad’s Fall, Stress ‘Vigilance’ in Monitoring Next Steps in Syria
US lawmakers have celebrated the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria but also cautioned that many of the rebel Islamist groups who helped to...
US Seeking Ways to Engage With Syrian Rebel Groups After Assad Ouster
The Biden administration is seeking ways to engage with Syrian rebel groups who ousted President Bashar al-Assad and is reaching out to partners in the region such as Turkey to help kick start informal diplomacy. Speaking...
US Amends Syria Sanctions Rules Over NGO Activities
Aiming to facilitate humanitarian assistance to the Syrian people, the United States on Wednesday took action to let nongovernmental organizations deal with elements of Syria's...
United States to Stay in Syria, Top Kurdish Politician Says
A leading Syrian Kurdish politician said on Thursday the United States will stay on in Syria to destroy Islamic State, build infrastructure and remain a...
Russia Says US Presence in Syria Illegal, Protects Oil Smugglers
Russia's defense ministry on Saturday attacked US plans to maintain and boost the American military presence in eastern Syria as "international state banditry" motivated by...
US Moves Toward More Involvement in Syrian Civil War After Shooting Down Assad Regime Fighter Jet
The United States is inching closer to involvement in the Syrian civil war after US forces shot down a Syrian fighter jet on Sunday. The incident...
Expert: While a Hezbollah Withdrawal From Golan Border Region in Syria Would Benefit Israel, Reports Such a Pullout Has Begun Should Be Viewed Skeptically
Hezbollah withdrew its forces from around a dozen positions near the Israeli border on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights this week, according to...
US Action Against Genocide: A Brief History
JNS.org - President Donald Trump’s missile strike against Syria inaugurates a new chapter in the long and controversial history of American responses --and sometimes non-responses -- to mass murder...
