UN Security Council lifts sanctions on Syria’s HTS rebel group

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The United Nations Security Council has lifted its sanctions against the Islamist HTS militia in Syria.

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The highest UN body has lifted sanctions against the HTS militia in Syria. Already in November, the Security Council took the step with regard to interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa.

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The Security Council approved the deletion of the name of the former "Nusra Front," later known as the "Sham Liberation Authority," from the list of sanctions, following the implementation of previous resolutions relating to terrorist organizations. The Security Council Sanctions Committee announced (on Friday, United States time) that one item had been removed from the list of sanctions imposed on ISIS and Al-Qaida. In a statement, the Committe…

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The Security Council decision concerns the former organization led by the current de facto president of Syria.

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The UN Security Council on Friday lifted sanctions on the now-disbanded Islamist armed group HTS, which was previously led by Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa. al-Sharaa led the group when it, along with other rebel groups, overthrew Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in 2024. The group has been subject to sanctions by the UN Security Council...