3 members of Congress make a rare visit to opposition-held northwest Syria

Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., pictured on Jan. 5 on Capitol Hill, was among three members of Congress who made a brief visit to opposition-held northwest Syria on Sunday, the first known trip to the war-torn country by American lawmakers in six years. (Alex Brandon/AP)

BEIRUT — Three Republican members of the U.S. Congress made a quick trip Sunday into opposition-held northwest Syria in the first known visit to the war-torn country by American lawmakers in six years. They urged the Biden administration and regional partners to keep up the pressure on Syrian President Bashar Assad.

The roughly one-hour stop was a signal of the significant support on Capitol Hill for the opposition in Syria's long civil war.