By Vivian Yee A little over a week after taking power, the rebel alliance that led the overthrow of the Assad regime has begun to receive diplomats in the Syrian capital, Damascus. Source: The New York Times Category: Syria, United Nations, European Union, Turkey, Russia, United States, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
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By Agence France-Presse Qatar and Turkey reopen embassies and Western powers engage with rebel group as Russia withdraws some diplomatic staff. Source: South China Morning Post
Foreign countries stepped up efforts Sunday to establish contacts with Syria’s interim rulers, a week after Islamist-led rebels sent President Bashar al-Assad fleeing to Moscow, ending decades of brutal rule. The United Nations special envoy for Syria was among those arriving in the Syrian capital, where he pressed for “justice and accountability for crimes”. “And […]