"The United States has removed Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa from a terrorist sanctions list before a meeting between the country's new leader and President Donald Trump next week. The US Department of the Treasury removed al-Sharaa, a former fighter linked to al-Qaeda, from the Specially Designated Global Terrorist list on Friday. The United Nations Security Council also removed al-Sharaa from a largely symbolic sanctions list on Thursday."
"With the adoption of this text, the council is sending a strong political signal that recognises Syria is in a new era since Assad and his associates were toppled in December 2024, Mike Waltz, the US ambassador to the UN, said in his statement after the UNSC vote on Thursday. The US president is expected to host al-Sharaa, who, as a former fighter, once battled US troops in Iraq, at the White House on November 10, the first Syrian president to make the trip."
United States and United Nations removed Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa from terrorist sanctions lists and also removed Anas Hasan Khattab, easing legal barriers to international engagement. Al-Sharaa is a former fighter linked to al-Qaeda; Khattab is a former fighter now serving as Syria's interior minister. The moves aim to facilitate Syria's economic and political reintegration after civil war and Bashar al-Assad's removal in December 2024. President Donald Trump plans to host al-Sharaa at the White House on November 10. The US Congress is working to repeal remaining sanctions and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee endorsed lifting UN restrictions to aid reconstruction.
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