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Syria expects security talks with Israel to resume soon

8/23/2026

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Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani says Syria expects security talks with Israel to resume soon.
Israel bombed the Abu al-Duhur airbase in Syria on Tuesday, cutting all contact.
A draft deal earlier this year required Israel to halt attacks and withdraw from territory seized after Assad’s fall.
The draft proposes UN-only buffer zones and areas with varying Syrian force levels.

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Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani says Syria expects security talks with Israel to resume soon.
Israel bombed the Abu al-Duhur airbase in Syria on Tuesday, cutting all contact.
A draft deal earlier this year required Israel to halt attacks and withdraw from territory seized after Assad’s fall.
The draft proposes UN-only buffer zones and areas with varying Syrian force levels.