Blinken, Syria

Blinken confirms direct contact with Syria’s rebel leaders
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that the U.S. has made direct contact with Syria’s Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) rebels, as they transition from a militant insurgency toward a more legitimate governing authority.
Blinken confirms U.S. contact with Syria’s rebel leaders
Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed direct U.S. contact with Syria’s Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) rebels, signaling a potential shift in U.S. policy toward Syria’s governance. Despite HTS’s terrorist designation, discussions focus on supporting Syria’s transition away from Bashar al-Assad’s rule.
U.S. has made contact with Syrian rebel group HTS, Blinken says
Comments by Secretary of State Antony Blinken this weekend were the first time a U.S. official has acknowledged contact with the Syrian rebel group that drove Bashar al-Assad from power.
Britain has had 'diplomatic contact' with Syria's HTS group
Britain has had diplomatic contact with the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group that swept Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power last week, British foreign minister David Lammy said on Sunday.
UK in diplomatic contact with Syrian rebels, says Lammy
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said the British government has had "diplomatic contact" with the Syrian rebel group that toppled the Assad regime. Lammy said Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) remains a proscribed terrorist organisation,
UK has opened diplomatic contact with Syrian rebels who toppled Assad, says Lammy
The UK foreign secretary David Lammy has said the government has opened “diplomatic contact” with the Syrian rebels who ousted Bashar al-Assad’s regime last weekend. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) is still a proscribed terrorist organisation in the UK,
Britain and Syrian rebels maintain 'diplomatic contact' - Foreign Secretary
The UK maintains “diplomatic contacts” with the rebel group in Syria that overthrew the regime of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. At the same time, HTS remains a banned organization, Sky News quotes British Foreign Secretary David Lammy.
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Blinken says US has had 'direct contact' with Syria's HTS rebels who toppled al-Assad
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said he has been in "direct contact" with the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rebel group and ...
Blinken, in Turkey, discusses Islamic State in Syria, Gaza ceasefire
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Blinken makes unannounced Iraq visit as part of Syria diplomacy push
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Blinken meets with regional leaders to push peaceful Syrian transition
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