[75607] Washington ends Tom Barrack's role as Special Envoy to Syria

[75607] Washington ends Tom Barrack's role as Special Envoy to Syria

Changes in American policy in Syria: The end of Tom Barrack's role

The Trump administration has officially announced the end of Ambassador Tom Barrack's role as "Special Envoy to Syria," as reported by the Iraqi News Agency (INA) and other regional media outlets. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized that despite the end of the official title, Barrack "will continue to play a prominent leadership role" in managing the Syria and Iraq portfolios for the administration, according to a report by Al-Mayadeen Iraq.

In parallel, sources affiliated with the Axis of Resistance, such as the Telegram channel [[جنوب لبنان]]راصد العدו](https://t.me/rasedal3ado138e), addressed the decision with a hostile tone toward the US administration, using the term "the American enemy" and referring to Barrack with derogatory epithets. At the same time, Sputnik Arabic presented a more complex picture, reporting on a previous meeting between Syrian Foreign Minister Assad al-Shibani and Barrack, in which they discussed "possibilities for cooperation," including the reopening of the Syrian embassy in Washington and the integration of SDF forces into Syrian state institutions.

In the internal Syrian arena, سوريا سكوب || SYR SCOPE reported on intensive humanitarian activity in displacement centers in Deir ez-Zor, where local authorities and the Red Crescent are working to house hundreds of families who fled conflict zones. The same channel also reported the arrest of Talia al-Tawil at Damascus Airport upon his return from Saudi Arabia, due to his alleged involvement in "cases of violence and torture" during the events of last July in As-Suwayda Governorate, which points to ongoing internal enforcement actions by the Syrian government.