US EditionUS envoy doubles down on support for Syria’s government and criticizes Israel’s intervention
SOUTHERN SYRIA, JUL 21 – U.S. envoy Thomas Barrack criticized Israel's recent airstrikes in Syria as ill-timed and said Washington supports Syria’s new transitional government amid ongoing sectarian violence.
- On Monday, U.S. Special Envoy Thomas Barrack declared 'Syria stands at a critical juncture' and said there is 'no Plan B' to working with the current authorities, in an exclusive AP interview in Beirut.
- Following more than a week of clashes, sectarian violence between Druze militias and Sunni Bedouin tribes escalated, with Israel launching airstrikes on convoys and Damascus targets, and Syrian forces redeploying to secure evacuations.
- Regarding Israeli airstrikes, Barrack said `came at a very bad time` and labeled the killings, revenge and massacres `intolerable`, adding that the U.S. was not asked nor did it participate in those strikes.
- Over the weekend, the U.S. brokered a ceasefire between Syria and Israel, it followed government withdrawals from Sweida under a separate deal with Druze leaders, and Barrack said it addresses only the conflict in Sweida.
- In looking ahead, Barrack spoke with SDF leader Mazloum Abdi and predicted a breakthrough `in the coming weeks`, stressing that the U.S. has `no position` on a Syria-Turkey defense pact, while noting Turkey offered defense assistance to Syria.
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Los Angeles TimesU.S. envoy doubles down on support for Syria's government and criticizes Israel's intervention
BEIRUT — A U.S. envoy doubled down on Washington's support for Syria's new government, saying Monday there is “no Plan B
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"No Plan B": US Envoy Pledges Support For Damascus Amid Deadly Clashes, Israeli Airstrikes
Barrack Blasts Israeli Intervention as “Ill-Timed” Amid Escalating Sectarian Strife in Sweida A top U.S. envoy emphatically stated Washington’s unwavering support for Syria’s nascent government on Monday, asserting that there is “no Plan B” to collaborating with it to unify a nation scarred by civil war and now plagued by fresh sectarian violence. In an […] “No Plan B”: US Envoy Pledges Support For Damascus Amid Deadly Clashes, Israeli Airstrikes
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