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The Trump administration is lifting the terrorism designation of a Syrian group after Assad's ouster, signaling improved US-Syria relations. This move, part of broader policy shifts, aims to boost Syria's new government.
President Donald Trump's administration on Monday revoked the foreign terrorist organization designation for Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, as Washington moves to remove U.S. sanctions on Syria to help the country rebuild following years of a civil war.
Since the church bombing, some Christians have been afraid to meet for church. A group of Kurdish Christians who are currently living in Aleppo have paused their church services, according to Majeed Kurdi, a US-based Iraqi Kurdish pastor working with Freedom Seekers International to provide aid to that group.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order lifting most US sanctions on Syria this week, cementing a sea change in his country’s approach to Damascus. What explains the shift, and what could future relations look like?
In a shift to promote stability in Syria, the US has revoked the Foreign Terrorist Organization designation of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham. This move, aligned with President Trump's strategy, acknowledges the Syrian government's anti-terrorism efforts and marks a pivotal step towards a peaceful nation.
"This flagrant assault, which forms part of a deliberate policy pursued by the Israeli entity to inflame tensions, spread chaos, and undermine security and stability in Syria, constitutes a blatant violation of the United Nations Charter and international humanitarian law," it added.
The United States had imposed layers of sanctions on Syria since deeming it a State Sponsor of Terrorism in 1979. The U.S. Treasury imposed
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The Christian Post on MSNUS revokes terror label for Syria’s HTS after it toppled Assad; Christian group decries 'injustice'The United States government has revoked its designation of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham as a foreign terrorist organization, seven months after the group overthrew Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and
US president Donald Trump’ s administration has revoked the foreign terrorist organisation designation for Al-Nusrah Front, also known as Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), according to a state department memo filed on Monday, a major step as Washington moves to ease sanctions on Syria.
The Trump administration announced Monday it is revoking the terrorist designation for Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the group responsible for the overthrow of Syria’s longtime dictator Bashar Assad