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November 6, 2025

U.S. Asks U.N. Security Council to Lift Sanctions on Syria's President Ahmad al-Sharaa
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The U.S. is proposing that the United Nations Security Council lift
sanctions on Syria's President Ahmad al-Sharaa and members of his
government before their visit to the White House next week. That's
according to a draft U.S. resolution obtained by the Associated Press.
Al-Sharaa was the leader of the Islamist insurgent group Hayat Tahrir
al-Sham (HTS), which was formerly al-Qaeda's official wing in Syria
before breaking off in 2016. Since 2014, HTS and its leaders were on the
U.N. Security Council's sanctions list.


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