US EditionUS Envoy Urges Syrian Leadership to Embrace Inclusivity Amidst Turmoil
SYRIA, JUL 22 – U.S. envoy warns Syrian President to adopt inclusive policies after sectarian violence that killed hundreds or risk losing international backing and national unity.
- U.S. envoy Thomas Barrack urged Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in July 2025 to adopt inclusivity amid renewed sectarian violence in Sweida.
- Barrack attributed the clashes involving Druze fighters, Bedouin tribes, and Sharaa's forces to ongoing instability after Sharaa's rise following Assad's December 2024 fall.
- He advised Sharaa in private talks to revisit pre-war military structures, reduce Islamist influences, and seek regional security aid to maintain momentum.
- Barrack warned that if the current Syrian government were to collapse, it would likely be due to deliberate efforts to undermine it, and he emphasized the importance of dialogue to address Israel’s concerns, with the U.S. serving as a trustworthy mediator.
- The U.S. did not support Israel's airstrikes aimed at preventing mass Druze killings, emphasizing Syria's political format should focus on stability, unity, fairness, inclusion, and local adaptation.
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The Straits TimesUS envoy urges Syria’s Sharaa to revise policy or risk fragmentation
BEIRUT: A US envoy has urged Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa to recalibrate his policies and embrace a more inclusive approach after a new round of sectarian bloodshed last week, or risk losing international support and fragmenting the country. US envoy to Syria Thomas Barrack said he had advised Sharaa in private discussions to revisit elements of the pre-war army structure,
US Envoy Urges Syrian Leadership to Embrace Inclusivity Amidst Turmoil
A U.S. envoy has called on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to adopt more inclusive policies after recent sectarian violence threatened to fragment the country. The envoy warned that failure to do so may result in losing international support. Discussions also touched upon regional security and past military structures.
Colorado Springs Gazette
US envoy urges Syria's Sharaa to revise policy or risk fragmentation
By Samia Nakhoul and Maya Gebeily
Al Arabiya
The Frontier PostUS envoy urges Syria’s al-Sharaa to revise policy or risk fragmentation
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