US EditionSyria to Help Locate Missing Americans: US Envoy
- On Sunday, Syria's new government committed to assisting the United States in finding and repatriating Americans who have gone missing amid the ongoing conflict in the country.
- This agreement came shortly after the US officially removed sanctions on Syria, marking the end of over ten years of strained diplomatic relations following the ousting of Bashar al-Assad in December.
- Among the Americans unaccounted for or confirmed dead in Syria's prolonged civil conflict, which started in 2011, are a freelance journalist detained in 2012, a Syrian-American therapist who reportedly died in detention in 2017, and an aid worker who was kidnapped and later declared killed by ISIS under contested circumstances.
- US special envoy Tom Barrack called the deal a "powerful step forward" and emphasized that families "must have closure," while the Syrian foreign ministry welcomed the sanctions relief as a positive humanitarian step.
- The lifting of sanctions and Syrian cooperation signal thawing bilateral ties and could enable reconstruction efforts with foreign aid, conditional on Syria not supporting terrorists and securing minorities.
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Syria agrees to help US locate missing Americans, US envoy says
Syria's new authorities have agreed to help the United States locate and return Americans who went missing in the war-torn country, a US envoy said on Sunday. "The new Syrian government has agreed to assist the USA in locating and returning USA citizens or their remains," US special envoy for Syria Tom Barrack wrote on X, describing it as a "powerful step forward". "The families of Austin Tice, Majd Kamalmaz, and Kayla Mueller must have closure,…
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Syria to help locate missing Americans: US envoy
Syria's new authorities have agreed to help the United States locate and return Americans who went missing in the war-ravaged country, a US envoy said on Sunday, in another sign of thawing bilateral ties.
Diplomatic Sources: Damascus will help Washington 'detect' missing Americans - World Stock Market
Ahmad al-Saraa’s Syrian power will help the United States ‘detect’ Americans who have disappeared during the Syrian civil war, US special envoy to Syria Tom Barak said today. “A big step forward. The new Syrian government agreed to help the United States identify and repatriate American citizens or their relics. The families of Austin Tisis, Masd Camalmaz and Keila Miller must be able to turn a page, “the disappearances wrote in X. Journalist Au…
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