U.S. delegation arrives in Syrian capital for first meetings since Assad's fall

Senior U.S. officials arrived in Damascus on Friday for the first diplomatic mission to the Syrian capital since the fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad this month.

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U.S. delegation arrives in Syrian capital for first meetings since Assad's fall

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