The claim from the US press about Syria: A first will occur after Assad.

As the echoes of the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria continue, a claim has emerged from the US press. The Axios news site reported that Leaf will visit Damascus for talks "in the coming days."

DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT WITH THE TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT

It was stated that Leaf's visit is part of the "diplomatic engagement" of the US with the transitional government in Syria following the overthrow of the Assad regime.

WILL BE THE FIRST US OFFICIAL

According to the report based on two unnamed US officials, no information was provided about Leaf's meetings. Leaf will be the first US official to visit Damascus since the fall of the Baath regime on December 8. There has been no statement from the Washington administration regarding Axios's report yet.

BLINKEN HAD SIGNALLED

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that they are following the positive statements made by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) so far and that they want to see concrete steps, adding that if concrete steps are taken, they could send US officials to Syria for direct talks.