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U.S. urges de-escalation after Israeli strikes in Syria, calls for withdrawals
Summary
At a July 18 press briefing, State Department spokesperson Tammy said the United States is pushing for de-escalation after recent Israeli strikes in southwest Syria and is seeking withdrawals by both Israeli and Syrian forces from the area to reduce tensions.
The United States called on Friday for an immediate de-escalation after recent Israeli strikes in southwest Syria and said it wants both Israeli and Syrian government forces to withdraw from the contested area. State Department spokesperson Tammy said officials, including Secretary Rubio and President Trump, had been “involved in deescalating this, which is the key,” and that the administration expected “de escalation as soon as possible.” Tammy quoted Secretary Rubio’s description of the situation as “it's complicated” and said U.S. diplomats had been engaged “all morning long and all night long” with both sides to…
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