Syria (International Christian Concern) — News broke early Thursday that several of the seniormost U.S. diplomatic officials working on Syria were abruptly removed from their posts in recent days. Speaking to Reuters, one diplomat said the ouster was partially due to disagreements between the diplomats and Tom Barrack, the U.S. ambassador to Türkiye (Turkey) and Special Envoy for Syria. Another diplomatic source, however, told Reuters the removals were not based on policy differences.