Ms Barbara Leaf, the US diplomat for the Middle East, says the talks were positive. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Hostage envoy Roger Carstens traveled to Syria Friday, making the first known U.S. in-person contact with the caretaker ...

"I appreciated hearing directly from Syrian civil society activists ... agreed upon by the U.S. and our regional partners in Aqaba. We welcomed positive messages, and we will be looking for ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - United States government officials met with Syria’s new rulers in Damascus on Friday. Barbara Leaf, ...

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