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US envoy says Syrian leader Sharaa expected to visit Washington
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Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, right, meets with US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack, at the People's Palace in Damascus, Syria, July 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
MANAMA, Bahrain — United States Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack says that Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is expected to visit Washington.
During the visit, Syria will “hopefully” join the US-led coalition to defeat Islamic State, Barrack tells reporters on the sidelines of the Manama Dialogue in Bahrain, an annual global security and geopolitical conference.
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