Thomas Barrack, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey who was also appointed as special envoy for Syria, described in a post on X​ that it was a "power step forward" between the two nations.

For the first time since the Syrian civil war began, the Syrian government has pledged to help the US locate missing Americans—an unexpected move reflecting rapidly warming ties between the two countries.

Syria’s new leadership has pledged to assist the U.S. in locating and repatriating missing American citizens, a U.S. envoy said Sunday, marking a