"Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa arrived in the United States on Saturday for an official visit that includes a scheduled meeting with President Donald Trump next week, a diplomatic gesture that was previously unimaginable. Al-Sharaa arrived a day after the US removed the Syrian president from a terrorism sanctions list, just one day after the United Nations Security Council lifted similar sanctions."
"Al-Sharaa led the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militant group, previously affiliated with the US-designated terror group al-Qaeda, that overthrew the regime of Bashar Assad last year. Shortly after Assad's ouster in December 2024, the US lifted a $10 million (8.6 million) reward it had earlier put in place for al-Sharaa's arrest. In May, Trump signed an executive order to end American sanctions on Syria, with an aim to boost the nation's war-ravaged economy,"
"Still, his official visit to the White House is considered a first by a Syrian president since the country gained its independence in 1946, analysts told the French AFP news agency. In May, Trump signed an executive order to end American sanctions on Syria, with an aim to boost the nation's war-ravaged economy, and met with al-Sharaa for the first time on the sidelines of a summit in Saudi Arabia."
Ahmad al-Sharaa, interim Syrian president and former leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham with past affiliation to al-Qaeda, arrived in the United States for an official visit and a scheduled meeting with President Donald Trump. His arrival followed removal from a US terrorism sanctions list and a near-simultaneous lifting of related United Nations Security Council measures. The US previously withdrew a $10 million reward for his arrest after Assad's ouster in December 2024. In May, an executive order ended US sanctions on Syria to aid economic recovery. Talks may include joining a US-led coalition against the Islamic State and other security arrangements.
Read at www.dw.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]