Tom Barrack

US Special Envoy to Syria as of 2025, former US ambassador to Turkey

Barrack discussed Syria and Lebanon with Netanyahu [Getty]
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US envoy Barrack 'reaches understanding' with Netanyahu on Syria

US envoy Tom Barrack has visited Israel and met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an effort to coordinate policy on Syria and Lebanon

The New Arab Staff
16 December, 2025
Israeli troops patrol the border fence with Syria near the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Israel-annexed Golan Heights
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Barrack urges Israel, Syria to strike deal amid rising tensions

The New Arab Staff
11 December, 2025
A Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II performs a display flight at Al-Maktoum International Airport during the Dubai Airshow 2025
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Turkey in talks to rejoin US F-35 fighter jet programme

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 December, 2025
An aerial photograph shows a paraglider flying over people celebrating a year since the ousting of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in the Syrian capital Damascus on December 8, 2025.
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Arab nations congratulate Syria on anniversary of Assad's ouster

The New Arab Staff
08 December, 2025
U.S. ambassador to Turkey Thomas Barrack attends a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Oval Office at the White House on September 25, 2025 in Washington, DC
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US Syria envoy warns Iraq factions to cut Hezbollah support

The New Arab Staff
01 December, 2025
A view of a graduation ceremony by the Syrian Interior Ministry for 567 general security personnel who completed their training in Tartus, Syria, on November 10, 2025. (Photo by Izz Aldien Alqasem/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Syria to help US fight Iran-backed armed groups, envoy says

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 November, 2025
US Ambassador to Ankara and Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack holds a press conference in the capital Beirut, Lebanon on August 18, 2025
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Epstein emails reveal ties to US Syria envoy Tom Barrack

The New Arab Staff
13 November, 2025
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (C) arrives to attend a cabinet session to discuss an army plan to disarm the Shia group Hezbollah, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, on September 5, 2025. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)
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Lebanon has no option but to negotiate with Israel, Aoun says

The New Arab Staff
04 November, 2025
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrives for a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York City on September 22, 2025.
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Sharaa to discuss sanctions, reconstruction in US visit: FM

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 November, 2025
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Syria
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US envoy calls Lebanon a 'failed state' as Syria expected to join anti-IS coalition

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 November, 2025
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa visits with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (off frame) during the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City on September 24, 2025.
Ahmed Al-Sharaa
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Syrian leader Sharaa to head to Washington in November: US envoy

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 November, 2025
US Ambassador to Ankara and Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack holds a press conference in the capital Beirut, Lebanon on August 18, 2025
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US envoy Tom Barrack urges direct Lebanon-Israel negotiations

The New Arab Staff
01 November, 2025
Tom Barrack [Getty]
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Barrack warns Lebanon of Israel war if Hezbollah not disarmed

The New Arab Staff
20 October, 2025
Barrack is trying to juggle US support for the SDF with its close relationship with Turkey
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US envoy Tom Barrack visits Hasakah to follow up Syria-SDF deal

The New Arab Staff
09 October, 2025
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Lebanon slams US envoy Barrack over 'green light' to Israel

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Rita El Jammal
24 September, 2025
US Ambassador to Ankara and Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack holds a press conference in the capital Beirut, Lebanon on August 18, 2025
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US envoy Barrack slams Lebanon, says MENA peace an 'illusion'

The New Arab Staff
23 September, 2025
The move comes amid a flurry of diplomatic activity between the US and Syria
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US reshuffles Syria team amid talks on Israel-Syria pact

The New Arab Staff
18 September, 2025
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Dear Tom Barrack: Better an animal than a war criminal

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Yazan al-Saadi

29 August, 2025
U.S. Representative Barrack canceled his visit to two areas in south
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Protests force US envoy Barrack to cut short south Lebanon visit

The New Arab Staff
27 August, 2025
US Ambassador to Ankara and Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack holds a press conference in the capital Beirut, Lebanon on August 18, 2025. (Photo by Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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US envoy slammed for 'animalistic' slur at Lebanese journalists

The New Arab Staff
27 August, 2025
US ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria Tom Barrack (R) speaks to US deputy Middle East envoy Morgan Ortagus following a meeting with Lebanon's president at the Presidential Palace in Baabda on August 26, 2025
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US ups pressure on Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah

The New Arab Staff
26 August, 2025