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U.S. diplomats met Syria’s newly appointed leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, on Friday, marking the first official contact since the fall of former president Bashar al-Assad. This meeting comes amid international concerns over the direction of Syria’s leadership, with many powers seeking assurances that the country’s new authorities will be moderate and inclusive, particularly in regard to the rights of minorities, women, …

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, leader of the Syrian rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), called on Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani to keep Iraq out of Syria’s ongoing conflict. In a video message shared on the group’s Telegram channel, Jolani urged Sudani to avoid getting involved in what he described as the “furnace” of the war in Syria. The appeal …