US Diplomats Arrive Syria To Meet Victorious Rebels

The visit was the most formal US diplomatic mission since the start of the long civil war.

By Channels Television

Updated December 20, 2024

Lebanese people celebrate the taking over of the capital Damascus by Syrian rebel fighters in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on December 8, 2024. (Photo by Fathi AL-MASRI / AFP)

US envoys have arrived in Syria to speak directly to the new Islamist-led rulers, the State Department said Friday, in the most formal US diplomatic mission since the start of the long civil war.

The diplomats will meet representatives of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) — designated a terrorist group by Washington — and civil society to discuss with Syrians “their vision for the future of their country and how the United States can help support them,” a State Department spokesperson said.

AFP