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"Sykes-Picot divided Syria and the broader region for imperial gain," says US Ambassador, vowing end to Western interventionism

May 26, 2025

Tom Barrack, US ambassador to Türkiye and special envoy to Syria, on Sunday slammed the 1916 Sykes-Picot Agreement that carved up the Middle East for "imperial gain-not peace." The division of Syria was a historic mistake, he emphasized, stressing a that the fall of the Assad regime in Syria would open the door for prosperity and security.