Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa meets with U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and special envoy to Syria Tom Barrack in Istanbul, Turkey, May 24, 2025. (Credit: Muammer Tan/Turkish Foreign Ministry/Handout via Reuters)
U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy to Syria on Saturday said he met with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and commended the leader's steps taken regarding foreign fighters and relations with Israel.
Thomas Barrack, a special envoy to Syria and the current U.S. ambassador to Turkey, said in a statement that the two met in Istanbul on Saturday, and that he commended Sharaa for "taking meaningful steps" on foreign fighters as well as "relations with Israel."
U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy to Syria on Saturday said he met with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and commended the leader's steps taken regarding foreign fighters and relations with Israel.
Thomas Barrack, a special envoy to Syria and the current U.S. ambassador to Turkey, said in a statement that the two met in Istanbul on Saturday, and that he commended Sharaa for "taking meaningful steps" on foreign fighters as well as "relations with Israel."
