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Trump: US to Remove Sudan from Terror List

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   U.S. President Donald Trump says the United States will remove Sudan
   from its list of state sponsors of terrorism after the country follows
   through on an agreement to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to U.S.
   terror victims and families.

   Trump tweeted Monday: "GREAT news! New government of Sudan, which is
   making great progress, agreed to pay $335 MILLION to U.S. terror
   victims and families. Once deposited, I will lift Sudan from the State
   Sponsors of Terrorism list. At long last, JUSTICE for the American
   people and BIG step for Sudan!"

     GREAT news! New government of Sudan, which is making great progress,
     agreed to pay $335 MILLION to U.S. terror victims and families. Once
     deposited, I will lift Sudan from the State Sponsors of Terrorism
     list. At long last, JUSTICE for the American people and BIG step for
     Sudan!
     -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) [1]October 19, 2020

   The move would allow Sudan to once again receive international loans
   and aid that are needed to boost the country's economy.

   It could also pave the way for Sudan to establish diplomatic relations
   with Israel, as the Trump administration seeks to broker deals for Arab
   countries to recognize Israel. The administration has facilitated such
   agreements with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

   SudanesePrime Minister Abdalla Hamdok thanked Trump in a tweet Monday,
   saying the terrorism-sponsor designation has seriously harmed Sudan. He
   added that the Sudanese people have never supported terrorism, and that
   the U.S. move is a strong support for the country's transition to
   democracy.

   The $335 million that Sudan has agreed to pay to Americans is for
   victims of al-Qaida attacks on U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in
   1998 and for the bombing of the USS Cole in 2000 in a Yemeni port. U.S.
   courts have found that Sudan was complicit in those attacks.

   Sudan Terror Victims, an advocacy group for the 1998 U.S. Embassy
   bombing victims, said Monday thatthe majority ofvictims issued a
   statement reiterating their rejection of Sudan's settlement offer.

References

   1. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1318251010595303424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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