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Photo by US diplomat Barrack sparks crisis: Hatay detail draws backlash

A photo of US Ambassador to Turkey and Trump's Special Envoy Tom Barrack posing with SDF leader Mazlum Abdi in front of a map showing Hatay as Syrian territory has drawn significant backlash. Following the incident, it was reported that Barrack held a new meeting in Damascus with the SDF and the Syrian administration.

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Photo by US diplomat Barrack sparks crisis: Hatay detail draws backlash

US Ambassador to Turkey and Donald Trump’s Special Envoy Tom Barrack shared a photo on his social media account taken with SDF leader Mazlum Abdi.

The detail in the photo that drew attention was a map showing Hatay as Syrian territory. Barrack’s presence in this image was met with backlash in diplomatic circles.

MET WITH SHARAA AND ABDI

Following the controversial photo, it was learned that Tom Barrack met with SDF leader Mazlum Abdi and Syrian President Ahmed El Sharaa in Damascus. The meeting addressed ending the conflicts occurring in the northern regions of Syria.

During the meeting, which lasted approximately one and a half hours, the parties reached an agreement to end the ongoing clashes between the Syrian Army and the SDF. At the end of the meeting, a decision for a comprehensive ceasefire across the country was reached.


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