Trump Envoy Meets Syria's Leader After US Lifts Sanctions - News From Antiwar.com

Trump Envoy Meets Syria's Leader After US Lifts Sanctions - News From Antiwar.com

On Saturday, President Trump's special envoy met with Ahmed al-Sharaa, the former al-Qaeda leader who is now Syria's de facto president, after the State Department announced it was lifting some sanctions on Syria. Tom Barrack, the US ambassador to Turkey who now also serves as a Syria envoy, met with…

US envoy meets with Syrian president after sanctions lifted

US Ambassador to Turkey Thomas Barrack (left) meets with Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa (right) (Credit: AFP)

US and Syria Signal Policy Shift During High-Level Meeting in Istanbul

In a surprise diplomatic development, US Special Envoy to Syria Thomas Barak met with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Saturday, May 24, on the sidelines of a visit to Turkey. The two held a closed-door session in Istanbul that focused on implementing recent American decisions to lift sanctions on Syria and reestablish strategic ties between […]

US Envoy Promotes Peace, Development in Syria Following Sanctions Shift

U.S. Special Envoy to Syria, Thomas Barrack, stated that Washington and Damascus are set to move beyond sanctions and work toward investment, development, and the global promotion of a “new and welcoming Syria.”