Trump administration revokes terrorism designation of new Syrian leader’s group

US Revokes Terror Designation for HTS, the Al-Qaeda Offshoot That Took Over Syria - News From Antiwar.com

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Monday that the Trump administration is revoking the Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) designation for Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the al-Qaeda offshoot that took power in Damascus in December 2024. HTS started as the al-Nusra Front, which was the official al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria…

US revokes ‘terrorist’ designation for Syrian president’s former group HTS

The move follows the lifting of sanctions on Damascus after the fall of the al-Assad government last year.

US to remove terrorist designation from Syrian leader’s group

“Tomorrow’s action follows the Syrian government’s commitment to combat terrorism in all its forms,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated.The post US to remove terrorist designation from Syrian leader’s group appeared first on JNS.org.

U.S. further eases sanctions on Syria by lifting terrorist designation

The State Department revoked the terrorist designation of Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham, a group headed by the country’s new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa.

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Hayat Tahrir al-Sham will no longer be designated as a terrorist group, months after the group swept to power in Syria.

U.S. removes terrorist designation from Syrian President's HTS after sanctions lift

The decision to revoke the status of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham follows an executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump that lifted most sanctions on Syria. The group played a central role in the toppling of Bashar al-Assad