Blinken says US made direct contact with rebel group HTS

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Rebel forces in Syria captured the capital Damascus and toppled the regime of President Bashar al-Assad in a lightning-quick advance across the country.
What is HTS? Here's what to know as Syrian rebels say Bashar al-Assad has fled
Syrian rebel forces led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, declared they had ousted President Bashar al-Assad and he had fled Damascus on Sunday. But what is HTS, and how did it rock the long-simmering tensions in Syria? HTS is a Sunni Islamist militant and political group that traces its roots to the beginning of the Syrian civil war.
Blinken publicly confirms U.S. officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that ousted Assad
Antony Blinken is the first U.S. official to confirm contact between the Biden administration and the rebel coalition that ousted Bashar al-Assad from power.
US has had direct contact with Syrian rebel group, Blinken says
The United States has had direct contact with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the Syrian rebel group now in de-facto control of the country, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday.
US officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that ousted Assad, Antony Blinken says
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that American officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that spearheaded the overthrow of President Bashar Assad’s
Blinken says US has made ‘direct contact’ with Syria’s victorious HTS rebel group
US' top diplomat emphasises that "transition process should be Syrian-led and Syrian-owned and produce an inclusive and representative government”.
US in ‘direct contact’ with Syria rebel group, Blinken says
This is the first public confirmation of interaction with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the terrorist-designated group that ousted Assad.
U.S. in Direct Contact With Rebels Who Took Over Syria
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said the United States was communicating directly with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the dominant rebel faction, despite its designation as a terrorist group.
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