Antony Blinken was heading on Thursday to Rome for talks with European counterparts on bringing stability to Syria in the face of flare-ups with Turkey.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Rome Thursday for talks with European counterparts on bringing stability to Syria in the face of Turkish threats against Kurdish forces there.A war monitor said that battles between Turkish-backed groups supported by air strikes and Kurdish-led forces had killed 37 people Thursday.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is travelling to Syria on Friday to encourage the transition in the country following the ouster of President Bashar Assad by Islamist insurgents.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, with his wife Evan Ryan, right, arrives at Ciampino's G.B. Pastelle Airport near Rome, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, on his way to attend a

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ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that they are working closely with their NATO ally Turkey to find a resolution to Turkey’s “legitimate concerns” in Syria which could require the departure of the “foreign members” of

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told The Associated Press that the U.S. needs to keep troops deployed in Syria to prevent the Islamic State group from reconstituting as a major threat.

The United States is working to address Turkey's concerns in Syria to dissuade the NATO ally from escalating an offensive against Kurdish fighters, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet his European counterparts Thursday in Rome on Syria, as the West looks to engage the new Islamist-led leadership.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Washington is working to address Türkiye's concerns in Syria, aiming to prevent the NATO ally

From left, Günter Sautter, German Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy talk to each other