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US officials in "direct contact" with the rebels of the HTS group

2024-12-15 14:59:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

US officials in "direct contact" with the rebels of the HTS group

The United States is in "direct contact" with the rebels of the Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group, which now controls Syria, after the overthrow of the regime of the leader Bashar al-Assad, said the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken.

This is the first time that the US has confirmed contact with this group, which it considers a terrorist organization.

Blinken told reporters that the US has been in contact to find out about the fate of the missing journalist, Austin Tice.

He made these statements in Jordan, after the talks he held with representatives of several Arab countries, Turkey and Europe, to discuss the future of Syria.

Officials have agreed to support a peaceful transition in the country.

Jordanian officials themselves have said that regional powers do not want to see chaos.

In a joint communique, these countries have called for an inclusive Syrian Government that respects the rights of minorities and does not provide a base for "terrorist groups".

Representatives of the HTS group were not part of the meeting in Jordan. HTS, the most powerful rebel group in Syria, was founded under another name, Jabhat al-Nusra, in 2011, and has been an affiliate of al-Qaeda.

The group is considered among the most effective in the fight against the Assad regime.

In addition to the USA, the group is considered terrorist by the United Nations, Turkey and the European Union.

The group's leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, severed ties with al-Qaeda in 2016. He has recently pledged tolerance for other religious communities and groups. However, the group's violent past has raised many questions about whether it will be able to deliver on its promises.

The brutal Assad regime has been toppled after nearly 14 years of civil war, which has killed over 500,000 people and displaced millions more.

Assad and his family are in Russia, after the asylum that was approved directly by the Russian president, Vladimir Putin./ Rel





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