{"id":204074,"date":"2024-12-15T09:04:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T09:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-officials-in-direct-contact-with-syrias-hts-rebels-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2024-12-15T09:04:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T09:04:00","slug":"us-officials-in-direct-contact-with-syrias-hts-rebels-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-officials-in-direct-contact-with-syrias-hts-rebels-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"US officials in &#8216;direct contact&#8217; with Syria&#8217;s HTS rebels | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/6tTF94cAft4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"US officials in 'direct contact' with Syria's HTS rebels | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6tTF94cAft4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says American officials have been in &quot;direct contact&quot; with Syrian rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. That despite HTS being on the US terrorism list.<br \/>\nBlinken has been in Jordan for talks with officials from several Arab countries and Turkey, as well as the EU and UN. They&#8217;ve agreed to support a peaceful transition process in Syria, and urged the country&#8217;s new rebel leaders to protect citizens rights. The Islamist group HTS has promised to govern inclusively after toppling Bashar al-Assad&#8217;s dictatorship a week ago.<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and background information on the German election 2025 go to our dedicated page: https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/german-election-2025\/t-70794502<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>#Syria #USA #HTS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says American officials have been in &quot;direct contact&quot; with Syrian rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. 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