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Long-shuttered US ambassador’s residence in Damascus is reopened as Washington mends ties with Syria

May 29, 2025, 2:26 AM | Updated: 7:10 pm

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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) 鈥� The U.S. flag was hoisted Thursday outside of the long-shuttered ambassador鈥檚 residence in Damascus, in a signing of growing ties between Washington and the new Syrian government.

The U.S. ambassador to Turkey, Tom Barrack, who has also been appointed special envoy to Syria, arrived to inaugurate the residence, Syrian state-run news agency SANA reported.

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