Shaheen Speaks Out On Escalating Violence in Syria

Shaheen Speaks Out On Escalating Violence in Syria

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on escalating violence in Syria: “I am deeply concerned by the uptick of violence in Syria, including Israel’s decision to launch airstrikes on Damascus and Suwayda. This escalation could undermine and endanger Syria’s stability and derail progress made by Special Envoy Tom Barrack towards achieving n…

Syria: UN chief urges de-escalation as Sweida violence escalates, Israel strikes Damascus

Clashes between Bedouin tribal fighters, caretaker government forces and Druze militias stretched into their fourth day in Sweida on Wednesday while Israeli forces struck the Syrian capital, Damascus.