Reuters ¨C Some of the most senior U.S. diplomats focused on Syria have been abruptly let go from their posts in recent days, according to five people familiar with the matter, in a shake-up that comes as Washington seeks to integrate its Syrian Kurdish allies with the central administration in Damascus.
The diplomats at the Syria Regional Platform (SRP) ¡ª the de facto U.S. mission to the country based remotely in Istanbul ¡ª all reported to Tom Barrack, the U.S. special envoy for Syria and a longtime adviser and friend of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Appointed in May, Barrack has spearheaded a regional policy shift that backs a unified Syrian state under President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the Islamist leader who swept to power in a lightning advance late last year.
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