People chant while holding flags adopted by the new Syrian rulers in Umayyad Square, after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 20, 2024. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky
Senior U.S. diplomats visiting Damascus on Friday met with Syria's de-facto new ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa and held a "good" and "very productive" meeting with him about Syria's political transition and decided to remove a bounty on his head.Mass graves found near Syria's capital of Damascus may hold the bodies of thousands killed under Bashar al-Assad’s brutal regime.Senior U.S.
Assad, Syria's autocratic leader for over 20 years, fled early this month and was granted asylum by his patron Russia, ending his family's decades-long rule. The United States has outlined a set of principles, such as inclusivity and respect for the rights of minorities, that Washington wants included in Syria's political transition.Rebel victory in Syria exposes horrors of Saydnaya prison as families search for traces of the disappearedShortly before the delegation arrived in Damascus, the U.S. military said it had conducted airstrikes in northeastern Syria on Thursday, killing a prominent Islamic State group figure and one other militant.
HTS replaced the Assad family rule with a three-month transitional government that had been ruling a rebel enclave in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib. Golani has done interviews with Western media outlets in recent weeks; U.S. officials say Golani's public statements about protecting minority and women's rights are welcomed, but they remain skeptical that he will follow through on them in the long run.
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