Amb Satterfield Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Middle East
"While preventing the use of chemical weapons in Syria is our immediate concern, the Administration’s priority remains the defeat of ISIS...
Amb Haley at an Emergency UN Security Council Meeting on Syria
"We did not give diplomacy just one chance. We gave diplomacy chance after chance. Six times: That’s how many times Russia vetoed Security Council resolutions…
Statement by President Trump on Syria
"The nations of Britain, France, and the United States of America have marshaled their righteous power against barbarism and brutality. Tonight, I ask all Americans…
UNSC to Hold Emergency Meeting on Chemical Weapons Use in Syria
The United States, along with Cote d’Ivoire, France, Kuwait, the Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, has called for an emergency meeting of…
On the Chemical Attack in Douma
The regime’s history of using chemical weapons against its own people is not in dispute, and in fact nearly one year ago on April 4,…
First Anniversary of the Sarin Attack in Khan Shaykhun, Syria
"One year ago today, the Assad regime launched a horrific attack using the nerve agent sarin against its own citizens in Khan Shaykhun, killing approximately…
Joint Statement on First Anniversary of Chemical Attack on Khan Sheikhoun, Syria
Today marks one year since the heinous attack on the town of Khan Sheikhoun, where Asad’s forces unleashed sarin nerve gas with tragic consequences for…
Amb Haley at a UNSC Briefing on the Humanitarian Situation in Syria
"A responsible Security Council would express its outrage that at least 1,700 civilians were killed during a military campaign that we demanded to come to…
Concern over the Situation in Afrin, Syria
It appears the majority of the population of the city, which is predominantly Kurdish, evacuated under threat of attack from Turkish military forces and Turkish…
Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Syria Ceasefire Implementation
In the past 16 days, over 500 civilians have died, and some reports put the death toll even higher. This is unacceptable. Thousands of Syrians…
Statement by the Press Secretary on Russian & Syrian Regime Attacks on E Ghouta
The United States condemns the ongoing military offensive that the Assad regime, backed by Russia and Iran, is perpetrating against the people of Eastern Ghouta. After repeatedly delaying the passage of…
Amb Currie at a UNSC Briefing on the Humanitarian Situation in Syria
"Despite the unanimous call for a ceasefire, the regime’s attacks continue unabated. Hundreds of Syrians have been killed or injured since we passed the resolution…
Amb Haley After the UN Security Council Votes for a Ceasefire in Syria
"It is critical that the Assad regime and its allies comply with our demand to stop the assault on eastern Ghouta and immediately allow food…
Ambassador Haley on the Suffering in Eastern Ghouta in Syria
00,000 Syrian civilians trapped in eastern Ghouta are living in a “hell on Earth.” That is because attacks by the Assad regime and its backers…
Amb Haley at a UN Security Council Meeting on Syria
The Assad regime has become a front for Iran, Hezbollah, and their allies to advance the irresponsible and dangerous agenda for the Middle East. On…
Escalation of Violence in Eastern Ghouta and Idlib, Syria
The United States is extremely concerned about escalating violence in Idlib, the Damascus suburbs of Eastern Ghouta, and other areas of Syria threatened by ongoing…
Chemical Weapons Attack in Saraqib, Syria
The United States is gravely alarmed by continued allegations of the use of chlorine gas by the Syrian Regime to terrorize innocent civilians, this time…
Remarks by President Trump in State of the Union Address
"Last year, I also pledged that we would work with our allies to extinguish ISIS from the face of the Earth. One year later, I…
