American officials have been in direct contact with the terrorist-designated rebel group that led the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar Assad, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Turkey on Friday to discuss the developments in Syria after the toppling of strongman Bashar al-Assad, a Turkish official source said Wednesday.

DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP): Islamist-led rebels declare that they had taken Damascus in a lightning offensive on Sunday (Dec 8), sending President Bashar al-Assad ... of State Antony Blinken had ...