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US revokes terror designation for Syria’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe United States has revoked its “foreign terrorist organization” designation for Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a group once linked to al-Qaeda whose leader took control of Syria in December.
“In consultation with the attorney general and the secretary of the treasury, I hereby revoke the designation of al-Nusrah Front, also known as Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (and other aliases) as a foreign terrorist organization,” says US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a memo, with the move to formally take effect on Tuesday.
A possible rapprochement between Israel and Syria is expected to be on the agenda when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Donald Trump later today. Netanyahu is also slated to meet with Rubio this afternoon.
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