U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will head to Jordan and Turkey on Wednesday for talks on Syria, the Department of State said, after Syrian rebels' toppled autocrat President Bashar Assad over the weekend.
Blinken, who will visit Aqaba, Jordan and Ankara, Turkey through Friday, will also discuss regional developments including in Israel, Gaza and Lebanon, the department said in a statement. National security adviser Jake Sullivan is also traveling to Israel on Wednesday, the White House said.