Syrians wave the independence-era flag after Friday Noon prayers at the Umayyad Mosque in the capital Damascus on Dec. 20, 2024. (Credit: Omar Haj Kadour/AFP)
A planned press conference by a delegation of U.S. diplomats visiting Syria's capital on Friday was "canceled due to security concerns", an official with the U.S. embassy said.
The delegation, which includes Barbara Leaf, the top State Department official for the Middle East, was in Damascus to meet with the country's new authorities following the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad. The embassy official, Rana Hassan, did not say whether the diplomats had met with the country's new ruler Ahmad al-Sharaa.
A planned press conference by a delegation of U.S. diplomats visiting Syria's capital on Friday was "canceled due to security concerns", an official with the U.S. embassy said.
The delegation, which includes Barbara Leaf, the top State Department official for the Middle East, was in Damascus to meet with the country's new authorities following the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad. The embassy official, Rana Hassan, did not say whether the diplomats had met with the country's new ruler Ahmad al-Sharaa.
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