US EditionU.S. Revokes Foreign Terrorist Listing for HST, Group Behind Assad Ouster - National
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U.S. to Revoke Terror Designation for Syrian Group That Overthrew Assad - The Virginia Star
by Ben Whedon The State Department is revoking the foreign terrorist organization (FTO) designation for the al-Nusrah Front, aka Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Islamic rebel group that overthrew the Assad regime earlier this year. HTS is an Al-Qaeda derivative and operated out of northwestern Syria until earlier this year, when it orchestrated a rapid offensive that overtook the Syrian Arab Army and forced President Bashar al-Assad to flee. T…
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Independent EspañolWASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration overturned the designation of terrorism by a group led by the new president of Syria as part of a broader commitment by the U.S. to the transitional government since the removal of...
The Trump administration has rescinded the designation of al-Nusrah Front, also known as Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), as a foreign terrorist organization. This is an important step towards easing sanctions on Syria by Washington, according to a memorandum submitted by the US State Department on Monday (July 7).
US to remove Syria's HTS from list of foreign terror groups - Kahawatungu
The US is set to take the Syrian Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) off its list of foreign terrorist organisations on Tuesday, according to a state department memo. The group led a rebel offensive in December that toppled the Assad regime, which had ruled Syria for 54 years. Its leader Ahmed al-Sharaa is now the country’s interim president. HTS, also known as al-Nusra Front, was previously al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria until al-Sharaa se…
The measure, which will enter into force on Wednesday, takes place days after US President Donald Trump, dismantling sanctions against Syria, the United States announced on this Tuesday that they were rejecting the designation of "foreign terrorist organization" by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), another group linked to Al-Qaeda which destroyed the Syrian government in December. The measure, which will enter into force on Wednesday, occurs days afte…
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