US confirms direct contact with HTS rebels after Assad's fall, Blinken says
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed direct contact with Syrian rebel group HTS after Assad's fall, aiming to support stability during the transition. US remains cautious about HTS's promises of moderation and focuses on humanitarian efforts,
US has had direct contact with Syrian rebel group, Blinken says
The United States has had direct contact with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the Syrian rebel group now in de-facto control of the country, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday.
Blinken says US has made ‘direct contact’ with Syria’s victorious HTS rebel group
US' top diplomat emphasises that "transition process should be Syrian-led and Syrian-owned and produce an inclusive and representative government”.
What to know about Syrian HTS rebels who seized Syria, ousted Assad regime
Sham, or HTS, that took over Syria and ousted President Bashar al-Assad, has yet to show how it plans to govern the country torn by more than a decade of civil war. CBS News contributor Sam Vinograd breaks down what's known about the opposition group in power.
Antony Blinken says US has made 'direct contact' with Syria's victorious HTS
Antony Blinken said it was for Syrians to decide how to incorporate Kurds in the country but he hailed SDF fighters -- who are bitterly opposed by Turkey -- for their role in fighting the Islamic State group.
US officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that ousted Assad, Antony Blinken says
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that American officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that spearheaded the overthrow of President Bashar Assad’s
US officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that ousted Assad, Blinken says
Blinken would not discuss details of the contacts but said it was important for the U.S. to convey messages to the group about its conduct and how it intends to govern in a transition period.
US Spoke Directly With Syria’s Rebel Government, Blinken Says
The US has had direct talks with the rebel group that took power in Syria, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday in Jordan, as he wrapped up a Middle East trip focused on the way forward after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
Blinken confirms US contact with Syrian rebel group
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that U.S. officials have been in “direct contact” with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Syrian opposition group that effectively led to the collapse of Bashar Assad’s regime in the country,
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The United States has established "direct contact" with Syria's victorious Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) rebels, despite the group being designated as a terrorist organisation, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed on Saturday.
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