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US Revokes Foreign Terrorist Designation for Syria's HTS

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July 09, 2025

President Donald Trump's administration on July 7 revoked the foreign terrorist organization (FTO) designation for Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), as Washington moves to remove US sanctions on Syria to help the country rebuild following years of civil war.

WASHINGTON –

In December, Islamist rebels led by HTS ousted Syria's former president Bashar al-Assad in a lightning offensive. Then HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa became Syria's president and said he wanted to build an inclusive and democratic Syria.

HTS was previously known as Nusra Front when it was terrorist network Al-Qaeda's Syria branch. It broke off ties with Al-Qaeda in 2016.

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