US raises flag in Damascus: New envoy signals shift in US–Syria relations post-Assad - analysis
For the first time since 2012, the flag was raised as the new US Envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack, arrived in Damascus.
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani stands next to US envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack as he raises the American flag at US ambassador's residency in Damascus, Syria May 29, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/FIRAS MAKDESI)Updated: 
