Syrian Diplomat in Washington Accused of Role in 2016 Kidnapping of American Journalist

Al-Nusra Front terrorist is now Syria’s chargé d'affaires in US

TEHRAN - It is worth noticing that a member of a terrorist group in Syria has now become a diplomat in the United States.

American journalist accuses Syrian chargé d'affaires to US of playing role in her 2016 abduction

“I saw Mohammed several times in the first days of my captivity," said Lindsey Snell of Mohammed Qanatri.

Syrian Diplomat in Washington Accused of Role in 2016 Kidnapping of American Journalist

Mohammad Qanatri, the newly appointed Chargé d’Affaires at the Syrian Embassy in Washington, is facing renewed scrutiny after American journalist and filmmaker Lindsey Snell alleged that he was part of the al-Nusra Front unit that abducted her in northern Syria in 2016. Snell released archival footage from an interview she conducted with Qanatri shortly before her kidnapping. In the video, he appears masked in front of an al-Nusra Front flag, di…

American journalist reveals role of Jolani regime’s Washington envoy in her 2016 kidnapping

Press TV – July 29, 2026 American journalist Lindsey Snell says the chargé d’affaires of Syria’s ruling Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham-led (HTS) administration in Washington participated in her abduction by the al-Nusra Front militants in northern Syria in 2016, claims that have drawn renewed attention to the background of officials serving in Syria’s diplomatic service. Snell made the claim on Wednesday after posting archival footage on her X account of…