Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Syria, calling on Arab nations to back a peaceful political transition following the end of the Assad family's five-decade rule. Blinken also revealed that the U.

Comments by Secretary of State Antony Blinken this weekend were the first time a U.S. official has acknowledged contact with the Syrian rebel group that drove Bashar al-Assad from power.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says American officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that led the overthrow of Bashar Assad’s government but is designated a foreign terror