US flag raised over ambassador's residence in Damascus

The United States' newly appointed Syria envoy Thomas Barrack on Thursday (May 29) raised the American flag over the ambassador's residence in Damascus for the first time since the U.S. embassy there closed in 2012. The flag-raising underlines a rapid expansion of U.S. ties with Damascus since President Donald Trump unexpectedly announced the lifting of sanctions and met Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.