A top White House official traveled to Syria earlier this year to discuss with the Assad regime the release of at least two Americans believed to be held by them, a report said.
The secret talks between Kash Patel, a deputy assistant to President Donald Trump, and officials with the Assad regime took place in Damascus, Trump administration officials told The Wall Street Journal.
“It is emblematic of how President Trump has made it a major priority to bring Americans home who have been detained overseas,” another Trump administration official told The Associated Press Sunday night.
Patel’s communication with the isolated Syrian government is believed to be the first of its kind since 2010, the newspaper reported.
The US in 2012 cut off diplomatic ties with Syria after the country erupted into an ongoing civil war when Syrian President Bashar al-Assad cracked down on protesters looking to end his family’s rule…
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