NPR News: 12-14-2024 7PM EST

86.343 - 108.508 Janine Herbst

The U.S. says Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. has been in direct contact with members of the rebel group HTS today, which led the effort to oust the Assad regime. The U.S. once considered that group a terrorist organization, but Blinken says the U.S. is ready to work with them. He says he signed off on a set of principles to guide Syria toward a peaceful, non-sectarian country.