Blinken reveals US in ‘direct contact’ with leading Syrian rebel group despite terror designation

AQABA, Jordan — The United States has made “direct contact” with Syria’s victorious Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rebels despite designating the group as terrorists, Secretary of State Antony Blinken says.

“We’ve been in contact with HTS and with other parties,” Blinken tells reporters after talks on Syria in Jordan, without specifying how it took place.

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