Damascus, Dec 20, 2024 (AFP) - In Damascus meeting, US drops reward for arrest of Syria's new leader

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2024-12-20

A senior US diplomat told Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Friday that Washington was scrapping a reward for his arrest, and welcomed "positive messages" from their talks including a promise to fight terrorism. Barbara Leaf, Washington's top diplomat for the Middle East, made the comments after her meeting with Sharaa in Damascus -- the first formal mission to Syria's capital by United States diplomats since the early days of Syria's civil w......

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