US EditionLong-shuttered US ambassador's residence in Damascus is reopened as Washington mends ties with Syria
- The U.S. Raised its flag Thursday at the long-shuttered ambassador's residence in Damascus while Tom Barrack inaugurated the site.
- The embassy was shut down in 2012 amid demonstrations targeting then-President Bashar Assad, which intensified into a civil conflict that was suppressed with severe measures.
- Assad was unseated in December by a swift rebel offensive led by Ahmad al-Sharaa, former leader of a U.S.-listed terrorist group.
- Barrack, U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and special envoy to Syria, signaled warming ties as the Trump administration reversed sanctions and met al-Sharaa.
- This move suggests increasing U.S. Openness to Damascus, encouraged by allies Saudi Arabia and Turkey, aiming to improve relations and regional stability.
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The American flag was raised at the U.S. ambassador’s residence in the Syrian capital, Damascus, on May 29 for the first time in more than a decade, marking a symbolic shift in Washington’s relationship with Syria. Thomas Barrack, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey and newly appointed special envoy to Syria, led the ceremony alongside Syrian Foreign Minister Assad Hassan al-Shaibani. The U.S. flag has not flown in the capital since the U.S. Embassy s…
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