Jordan to Host US-Syria Talks on Post-War Reconstruction and Stability
The talks in Amman will bring together Syrian FM Asaad al-Shaibani and US special envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack. Discussions will focus on “supporting the process of rebuilding Syria on foundations that guarantee its security, stability, and sovereignty.”
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — Jordan will host a high-level meeting between the United States and Syria on Tuesday to address the situation in the war-ravaged country and explore avenues for reconstruction, the Jordanian foreign ministry announced Sunday.
The talks in Amman will bring together Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and US special envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack. According to the ministry’s statement, discussions will focus on “supporting the process of rebuilding Syria on foundations that guarantee its security, stability, and sovereignty.”
Responding to the announcement, Barrack posted on X: “This commitment underscores our collective determination to move toward a future in which Syria and all of its people can live in peace, security, and prosperity.”
This commitment underscores our collective determination to move toward a future in which Syria and all of its people can live in peace, security, and prosperity. https://t.co/KnmP8edEJg
— Ambassador Tom Barrack (@USAMBTurkiye) August 10, 2025
The meeting follows earlier talks held in the Jordanian capital on July 19, which centered on deadly clashes in Syria’s Druze-majority province of Sweida. Barrack, in a post on X, expressed “our collective determination to move toward a future in which Syria and all of its people can live in peace, security, and prosperity.”
In July, violence erupted between Druze fighters and Sunni Bedouins, prompting intervention by Syrian government forces, tribal fighters backing the Bedouins, and Israeli military strikes in support of the Druze. A ceasefire ended a week of bloodshed that left 1,400 people dead, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, but tensions reignited in August.
Syria’s minority communities have grown increasingly concerned for their safety since December, when an Islamist-led offensive toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, who had cast himself as a defender of minorities. While the country’s new authorities have pledged to protect all ethnic and religious groups, incidents such as the March killing of more than 1,700 mostly Alawite civilians along the coast and the Sweida violence have raised doubts over their capacity to curb sectarian strife.
Jordanian officials say the Amman meeting is part of ongoing diplomatic efforts to stabilize Syria and lay the groundwork for inclusive reconstruction.
This news article has been updated.
