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.

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.

Since the COVID pandemic began, hundreds of Damascus area citizens and friends of American Legion Post 171 entrusted their unserviceable American flags to the Post for proper retirement. The ceremony ...

Opposition flags were seen across Damascus on Sunday (December 8), as Syrian rebels announced on state television that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad, eliminating a 50-year family ...

France raised the flag on Tuesday over its embassy in Damascus 12 years after cutting ties with Syria's Bashar al-Assad amid the country's civil war, with its diplomats meeting an official from ...

On Sept. 19, around 85 members and friends of the Damascus American Legion family witnessed the official retirement of numerous American flags that were unserviceable, faded and worn from use.

Spain raised its flag at Madrid's Damascus embassy Thursday, in the presence of its top diplomat more than a decade after suspending activity and as Western countries resume ties following Syrian ...

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani stands next to U.S. envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack as he raises the American flag at U.S. ambassador's residency in Damascus, Syria May 29, 2025.