{"id":140838,"date":"2026-08-28T12:23:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T12:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=140838"},"modified":"2026-08-28T12:24:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T12:24:00","slug":"barrack-congratulates-syria-on-historic-accomplishments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/140838\/","title":{"rendered":"Barrack congratulates Syria on \u201chistoric accomplishments\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Syria and Iraq Tom Barrack on Friday congratulated Syria on what he described as a week of \u201chistoric accomplishments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barrack made the remarks after meeting Syrian Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires in Washington Mohammad Qanatri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGreat meeting with Syrian Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires Mohammad Qanatri \u2014 congratulations on a week of historic accomplishments for Syria,\u201d Barrack said in a post on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The remarks came days after the United States removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday, Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander-in-chief Mazloum Abdi also announced the end of the SDF\u2019s mission as an independent military force following the completion of its integration into Syrian army brigades, according to SANA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By Taysir Muhammad<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Syria and Iraq Tom Barrack on Friday congratulated Syria on what he described as a week of \u201chistoric accomplishments.\u201d Barrack made the remarks after meeting Syrian Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires in Washington Mohammad Qanatri. \u201cGreat meeting with Syrian Charg\u00e9 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