US ambassador's residence in Syria reopens as Washington looks to mend ties with Damascus
Washington has yet to formally reopen its embassy in Syria, which closed in 2012 after protests the government of strongman President Bashar al-Assad was met with brutal crackdown, kickstarting the country’s civil war.
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00:00The U.S. flag was hoisted outside of the long-shuttered ambassador's residence in the Syrian capital Damascus.
00:08The residence has been closed since 2012 after a wave of protests against the government of strongman President Bashar al-Assad was met with violent resistance spiraling the country into civil war.
00:19And although the U.S. has yet to officially reopen its embassy in Syria, the move signals a warming of relations between Washington and Damascus.
00:28The U.S. ambassador to Turkey, Tom Barrack, who was recently appointed a special envoy to Syria, visited Damascus on Thursday to inaugurate the residence.
00:37On his visit, he also met with Syrian President Ahmad al-Shara and attended the signing of an agreement between U.S.-Qatari and Turkish companies for the redevelopment of the country's electricity grid.
00:48The consortium of companies will develop four combined cycle gas turbines as well as a 1,000-megawatt solar power plant.
00:55These projects, when completed, are expected to supply over 50 percent of Syria's electricity needs.
01:03The new deal comes after U.S. President Donald Trump has made a surprise decision to embrace the new Syrian government.
01:10Earlier this month, Trump announced the lifting of decades-old U.S. sanctions on Syria as he embarked on a tour of the Middle East to help the country's financial recovery.
