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US flag raised in Damascus, envoy says Syria-Israel peace is possible
DAMASCUS (Reuters) -The United States' newly-appointed Syria envoy said he believed peace between Syria and Israel was ...
US envoy for Syria raises flag over Damascus residence as ties improve
The U.S. envoy for Syria, Thomas Barrack, raised the American flag over the ambassador's residence in Damascus on Thursday for the first time since the embassy closed in ...
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Long-shuttered US ambassador’s residence in Damascus is reopened as Washington mends ties with Syria
An American flag was hoisted outside of the long-shuttered U.S. ambassador’s residence in Damascus on Thursday, in a sign of ...
US ambassador's residence in Syria reopens as Washington looks to mend ties with Damascus
Washington has yet to formally reopen its embassy in Syria, which closed in 2012 after protests the government of strongman ...