Less than a year after his lightning power grab, Syria’s president is capping his transformation from jihadist to global statesman in a historic visit to the White House that says as much about the young leader as it does his push for his country’s diplomatic reinvention.

A Reuters report claims that the United States will establish a military presence at an airbase in Damascus, Syria, “to help enable” a security agreement between Syria and Israel.

The State Department announced on Friday that the United Nations Security Council lifted the terrorist designation of two Syrian officials, including the country’s new president Ahmed

Building on prior relief of sanctions and other restrictive trade measures earlier this year (as described in K2 Integrity alerts dated 15 May and 09 June 2025), on 30 June 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a new Executive Order (EO), EO 14312 ...

The decision comes days before the Syrian president, Ahmed al-Shara, is expected in Washington for the first time since he came to power.

Ambassador Ryan Crocker reports on his visit to Lebanon and Syria on October 12-17 as part of a small delegation organized by the Washington office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

An American force in or near Damascus at a strategic site such as an airport could be just the thing Syria needs at the moment. On Thursday, Reuters reported that the “United States is preparing to establish a military presence at an airbase in Damascus to help enable a security pact that Washington is brokering between Syria and Israel.