The symbolic raising was the first time the U.S. flag had flown above Damascus since Washington shut down its embassy in 2012 in response to violence that eventually killed over 650,000 people.

Members of Syria's Druze community flew an Israeli flag from a roof in Sweida in southern Syria, footage shared across social media appeared to show on Wednesday afternoon. The footage was also ...

DAMASCUS (Reuters) -The United States ... US flag raised in Damascus, envoy says Syria-Israel peace is possible. Timour Azhari. Thu, May 29, 2025 at 10:07 AM UTC. 3 min read.

STORY: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS HAS BEEN RESENT TO CORRECT GRAMMATICAL ERRORS IN HEADLINE. :: The U.S. envoy to Syria raises the American flag in Damascus, underlining a rapid expansion of U.S ...

Sectarian-tinged clashes left hundreds dead and attracted Israeli military intervention. A U.S. envoy said Israel and Syria ...

Syria, on Wednesday, strongly condemned Israeli attacks, denouncing the strikes as a “dangerous escalation .” The Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused Israel of pursuing a “deliberate policy” to ...

Barrack’s visit to Damascus marks the first by a senior administration official and comes as President Donald Trump appears to have abruptly shifted his Syria policy since visiting Saudi Arabia ...

The flag-raising underlines a rapid expansion of U.S. ties with Damascus since President Donald Trump unexpectedly announced the lifting of sanctions and met Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.