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US diplomats visit Syria to meet new rulers

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US diplomats have arrived in Syria to speak directly to the new rulers, hoping to encourage a moderate, inclusive path and to find clues on missing Americans, the State Department said Friday. It is the first formal US diplomatic mission to Damascus since the early days of the brutal civil war that broke out in 2011 and culminated in a surprise ...

Jordan to Host Syria Talks After Damascus Erupts in Celebration

This is Beirut, 14/12 09:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Jordan will host US, EU, Turkish and Arab diplomats on Saturday for high-level talks on Syria, a day after celebrations in Damascus and nationwide rejoicing at the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad. Syrians celebrated the day they called the "Friday of victory" with fireworks heralding the fall of the Assad dynasty. More than half a century of ...

Blinken on ME Tour: Pledges to Work with Iraq Against IS Jihadists

This is Beirut, 13/12 17:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken promised Friday to work with Iraq to ensure no resurgence of the Islamic State group after Bashar al-Assad's overthrow in neighboring Syria. On a regional tour devoted to a suddenly-changed Syria, the top US diplomat flew to Baghdad from the Turkish capital Ankara and headed into talks with Iraqi Prime ...

Blinken in Turkey: Call to Continue the Fight Against ISIS in Syria After Assad's Fall

This is Beirut, 13/12 12:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated on Friday that it is "imperative" to continue working against ISIS in Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, during a visit to Ankara, the Turkish capital. "Our country has worked very hard (...) to ensure the elimination of ISIS's territorial caliphate, to ensure that this threat does not ...

Blinken Meets Turkish Counterpart in Ankara

This is Beirut, 13/12 10:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Mr. Blinken started his meeting with Mr. Fidan at 9:40 a.m. (6:40 GMT) on Friday, according to a U.S. official. He arrived in the Turkish capital on Thursday evening and held talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a lounge at Ankara's airport. "Turkey will never show weakness in the fight against ISIS," President Erdogan told ...

Blinken Embarks on Syria Crisis Tour After Assad’s Fall

This is Beirut, 11/12 16:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads Wednesday on an emergency tour after the overthrow of Syria's dictatorship, in a new, last-minute attempt to shape a Middle East legacy after a turbulent year. The top US diplomat of President Joe Biden, who has little more than one month in office, is set to press principles he has outlined for a ...

Islamic State Executes 54 Soldiers Fleeing Rebel Advance in Central Syria

This is Beirut, 10/12 18:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A Syria war monitor said Tuesday that Islamic State group jihadists in central Homs province killed 54 soldiers who were fleeing as Islamist-led rebels pressed a major offensive on government-controlled areas. IS jihadists captured "personnel fleeing military service in the desert... during the collapse of the regime" of president Bashar al-Assad ...

Syria: Blinken Warns Against ISIS Resurgence and Fragmentation

This is Beirut, 09/12 21:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United States is determined to prevent the Islamic State group from reestablishing safe havens in Syria, as well as the fragmentation of the country, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday. "ISIS will try to use this period to reestablish its capabilities, to create safe havens. As our precision strikes over the weekend demonstrate, we ...

Blinken Affirms Lebanon Ceasefire “Is Holding” Despite Escalating Tensions

This is Beirut, 04/12 15:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated on Wednesday that the ceasefire in Lebanon, brokered to halt hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, remains intact despite reports of violations. Speaking at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) meeting in Brussels, Blinken said, “The ceasefire is holding, and we’re using the mechanism ...

SOHR Says Pro-Turkey Factions Attack Government, Kurdish Forces

This is Beirut, 01/12 18:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A Syria war monitor said pro-Turkey factions in the north killed government forces and attacked Kurdish fighters in Aleppo province Sunday, as a separate rebel alliance waged an offensive nearby. Turkish forces and their proxies have controlled swathes of territory in northern Syria since Ankara in 2016 began successive ground operations to expel ...

Blinken Vows "Firm Response" to North Korean Troops in Ukraine

This is Beirut, 13/11 12:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US top diplomat Antony Blinken warned Wednesday that the deployment of North Korean troops alongside Russian forces fighting on the Ukrainian border dictates a "firm response". The secretary of state was speaking at the start of a day of Brussels talks with NATO and EU officials to urgently address ramping up support for Kyiv before Donald Trump ...

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