Syria assists in locating missing Americans amid conflict
Sunday, May 25, 2025, 1:21 pm
U.S. officials announced that Syria will help in the search for missing Americans in a war-torn region. The decision, revealed by a special envoy, highlights an unusual, if pragmatic, pivot in regional cooperation amid ongoing hostilities.
President Donald Trump’s newly appointed Special Envoy to Syria announced that the new government will help locate missing Americans in the war-torn nation.
Thomas Barrack, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey who was also appointed as special envoy for Syria, described in a post on X that it was a "power step forward" between the two nations.
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