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Updated 10:20 PM ET, Sun October 18, 2020 (CNN)A top Trump administration official met with the Assad regime in Damascus this fall in an effort to secure the release of American prisoners believed to be held by the Syrian dictator, two administration officials confirmed to CNN. Kash Patel, the senior director for counterterrorism at the National Security Council, made the trip with the support of President Donald Trump and in coordination with the State Department, the officials said. The US has not had diplomatic relations with Syria since 2012. CNN previously reported Trump wrote a letter to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad earlier this year that offered direct dialogue over Austin Tice, one of the Americans believed to be held by the Assad regime.

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