Ceasefire in Idlib Province
The United States welcomes news that a ceasefire has been declared in Northwest Syria, but what is truly important is that attacks against civilians and…
Remarks at a UNSC Briefing on the Humanitarian Situation in Syria
The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the escalation of the Assad regime and the Russian Federation’s military operations in northwest Syria which…
Ambassador Jeffrey Turkey Trip Readout
From July 22-24, Special Representative for Syria Engagement and Special Envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, Ambassador James Jeffrey, held a series of…
Attack on Civilians in Maarat Al Numan City, Idlib
PRESS STATEMENT MORGAN ORTAGUS, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON JULY 23, 2019 The United States condemns yesterday’s airstrikes in Maarat Al Numan City in southern Idlib. These…
Joint Statement by the Political Director’s of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS
We, the Political Directors of the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS Small Group, met today in Paris at the invitation of French Minister of Foreign…
Special Representative Amb Jeffrey Travels to Europe and the Middle East
Special Representative Ambassador Jeffrey Travels to Europe and the Middle East
Remarks at a UNSC Briefing on the Humanitarian Situation in Syria (Idlib)
The regime’s military escalation is unacceptable and it poses a reckless and irresponsible threat to the security and stability of this region.
Amb Cohen at UN Security Council for Syria Humanitarian Monthly Briefing
There’s no clearer example of the regime’s starve and surrender strategy than in Rukban. Humanitarian conditions are deplorable as the result of the regime’s refusal…
Searching for Solutions in Syria: The Trump Administration’s Strategy
The Administration is pursuing three mutually reinforcing whole-of-government strategic objectives in Syria – the..
Alleged Use of Chemical Weapons by the Assad Regime in Northwest Syria
The United States continues to closely watch the military operations by the Assad regime in northwest Syria, including indications of any new use of chemical…
Remarks at an Emergency UN Security Council Briefing on Idlib
The United States’ resolve to hold the Assad regime accountable for any further use of chemical weapons is unwavering, and we remind the regime and…
Increased Violence in Northwest Syria
The United States is alarmed by the escalation of violence in Idlib and northern Hama. Ongoing Russian and regime airstrikes, along with
Special Representative Ambassador James Jeffrey Travels to Turkey and Switzerland
Special Representative for Syria Engagement and Special Envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Ambassador James Jeffrey and Deputy Assistant Secretary and Special Envoy…
Delivery of Humanitarian Assistance to Rukban
The United States is appalled by the Assad regime’s decision to reject the UN request to deliver a convoy of urgently needed humanitarian aid from…
Anniversary of the Khan Sheikhoun and Douma Chemical Weapons Attacks
Anniversary of the Khan Sheikhoun and Douma Chemical Weapons Attacks
Joint Statement on Syria
The text of the following statement was released today by UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, and U.S. Secretary of…
Ambassador Cohen at a UN Security Council Briefing on Syria
"The Assad regime and its allies must take concrete steps to de-escalate military operations and end forced disappearances, release innocent civilians held in detention, and…
Amb Jeffrey on ISIS’s territorial defeat and next steps in Syria and the D-ISIS campaign
"This is not the end of the fight against ISIS. That will go on, but it will be a different kind of fight. ISIS has…
