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Malek Fouda

US ambassador's residence in Syria reopens as Washington looks to mend ties with Damascus

An American flag was raised outside of the long-shuttered US ambassador’s residence in Damascus on Thursday, in a sign of growing ties between Washington and the new Syrian government.

The US ambassador to Turkey, Tom Barrack, who has also been appointed as special envoy to Syria, visited the capital, Damascus, to inaugurate the residence.

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