U.S. Syria representative James Jeffrey to visit Israel in coming days
Also on Friday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday said the United States views the Syrian government military assault on rebel-held Idlib as an escalation of the Syrian conflict.
James Jeffrey (L) speaks during a ceremony for the US military to retire its ceremonial flags, signifying the end of military presence in Iraq, at the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center in Baghdad December 15, 2011(photo credit: LUCAS JACKSON/REUTERS)ByREUTERSUpdated: