US, Turkey, EU and Arab envoys meeting in Jordan call for ‘inclusive and non-sectarian’ government after Islamist group ousted Bashar al-Assad’s regimeAntony Blinken said the US had made “direct contact” with Syria’s victorious Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rebels as western and Arab states along with Turkey jointly voiced support for a united, peaceful Syria.The US secretary of state’s comment is despite Washington having designated the HTS rebels as terrorists in 2018. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-12-15 06:29:00
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Antony Blinken confirms ‘direct’ US contact with Syria’s rebel rulers HTS
