US Supports Syria's New Government Amid Sweida Crisis

U.S. envoy Tom Barrack reaffirmed Washington's commitment to supporting Syria's new government amid ongoing sectarian violence, stressing there is 'no Plan B' for stabilization. Barrack criticized Israel's recent airstrikes, which targeted Syrian government forces and the Defense Ministry in Damascus, as poorly timed and complicating regional stabilization efforts. The airstrikes were in response to violence against the Druze minority. Clashes in Sweida between Druze militias and Sunni Bedouin tribes have resulted in hundreds of deaths, alongside allegations of government forces killing Druze civilians and looting homes. Barrack praised the Syrian government's attempts to manage the country's diversity with limited resources and clarified the U.S. was neither consulted nor involved in Israel's intervention. A cease-fire was announced between Syria and Israel, with government forces redeployed and civilian evacuations planned.