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US citizen who joined Islamic State in Syria is sentenced to 10 years in prison
A naturalized U.S. citizen who pleaded guilty to receiving military training from the Islamic State group was sentenced ...
Trump's Syrian Outreach Turns an Enemy Into a Friend
Hawks in Washington often make it sound hard to end conflicts with other countries, but the United States and Syria are ...
Giant Construction Projects Boom as U.S. Lifts Syria Sanctions
Syria's reconstruction drive comes amid continuing security challenges, including a threat from ISIS insurgents ...
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Can Syria Recover?
For months, many Syrians and Syria watchers had worried that the United States might never lift its sanctions. Washington ...
US flag raised in Damascus, envoy says Syria-Israel peace is possible
The United States' newly-appointed Syria envoy said he believed peace between Syria and Israel was achievable as he made his ...
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Path to Peace: U.S. Reengages with Syria for Historic Dialogue
Thomas Barrack, the new U.S. Syria envoy, visited Damascus, signaling renewed U.S. relations by raising the American flag for ...
New U.S. Envoy Makes First and Symbolic Trip to Syria
Thomas Barrack raised the American flag over the U.S. ambassador’s residence in Damascus, amid broader efforts by the Trump ...
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US envoy visits Damascus, says Syria-Israel conflict ‘solvable’
US envoy Thomas Barrack praises interim government in Damascus, calls for ‘dialogue’ between Israel and Syria.
Marco Rubio warns Syria ‘weeks’ away from ‘collapse and full-scale civil war of epic proportions’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio bleakly warned that Syria appears to be weeks away from plunging into another civil war or ...
US special envoy praises Syrian leader's steps on foreign fighters
U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy to Syria on Saturday said he met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and ...