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Posted on July 18, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleIsrael and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire with support from Turkey and Jordan, following recent airstrikes by Israel in Damascus.
(Reuters) -U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack said on Friday that Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire supported by Turkey, Jordan and neighbors.
On Wednesday, Israel launched airstrikes in Damascus, while also hitting government forces in the south, demanding they withdraw and saying that Israel aimed to protect Syrian Druze - part of a small but influential minority that also has followers in Lebanon and Israel.
"We call upon Druze, Bedouins, and Sunnis to put down their weapons and together with other minorities build a new and united Syrian identity," Barrack said in a post on X.
(Reporting by Jasper Ward; Editing by Leslie Adler)
U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack announced that Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire supported by Turkey, Jordan, and neighboring countries.
On Wednesday, Israel launched airstrikes in Damascus and targeted government forces in the south, demanding their withdrawal.
Barrack called upon Druze, Bedouins, and Sunnis to put down their weapons and work together to build a new and united Syrian identity.
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