"The UN Security Council removed sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Thursday, days before he was scheduled to meet with US President Donald Trump at the White House. "The council is sending a strong political signal that recognizes Syria is in a new era since Assad and his associates were toppled," US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz said after Thursday's vote, referring to the ouster of longtime ruler Bashar Assad in December 2024. The resolution, drafted by the United States, also lifted sanctions on Syrian Interior Minister Anas Khattab."
"The two Syrian leaders had been on the UNSC's international sanctions list because of their former links to the terrorist organization al-Qaeda. Following 13 years of civil war in Syria, former President Bashar Assad was ousted in December after forces led by Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) took over the capital Damascus in a lightning-fast offensive. The HTS, formerly called Nusra Front, has been on the UN's sanction list since 2014."
The UN Security Council voted to remove sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Interior Minister Anas Khattab, with 14 members in favor and China abstaining. The resolution was drafted by the United States after a prior May announcement of the policy change and preceded al-Sharaa's planned White House visit, the first by a Syrian president since 1946. The two leaders had been listed due to past links to al-Qaeda and the takeover of Damascus by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which contributed to the ouster of Bashar Assad in December 2024. A Syrian foreign ministry post thanked the US and friendly countries and framed the move as diplomatic progress.
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