US terror list removal 'shakes off dark stain' from Syria, al-Sharaa says
Washington rescinded a designation in place since 1979, lifting severe economic restrictions and opening the door to private investment, as the US State Department also removed the terror designation from HTS, the group al-Sharaa led to topple Assad.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa welcomed the United States' removal of his nation from the state sponsors of terror list, heralding a significant step towards sanctions relief. Speaking in a recent address, Mr Sharaa likened the US decision to erasing a troublesome chapter from Syria's history, setting the country on a trajectory towards development, reconstruction, and rebuilding.
This move comes in the wake of the 2024 removal of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad from power, signaling a thawing of relations between the two nations.
The Treasury Department subsequently announced corresponding sanctions relief, while the US Department of State revoked the designation of the al-Nusra Front - now known as Hay at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) - as a global terrorist organization. It is worth noting that Mr Sharaa once led the group, which had previously been the Syrian affiliate of Al-Qaeda before parting ways with it in 2016.
Post-Sharaa's administration is currently focusing on attracting investment to aid in the recovery of Syria's infrastructure, which has suffered extensive damage due to more than a decade of civil war. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio termed the delisting as a vote of confidence in Mr Sharaa and heralded it as a step towards Syria's prosperity.
Similarly, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio highlighted that this action eliminates the last major obstacle for private sector investment in Syria, thereby promoting the nation's economic recovery and reintegration into the global economy.
Syria's Foreign Minister Assad al-Shaibani hailed Washington's delisting as a historic milestone, crediting it to the new Syrian state's commitment to international peace and security. Finance Minister Mohammed Barnieh called the move a success for Syrian diplomacy, stating that it opens up a crucial door to enhancing Syria's integration into the global economic and financial system, fostering investment and modern technologies, and bolstering development opportunities.
Written by urgent.news from RTE News's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
This story
This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.
- US removes Syria from list of state sponsors of terrorism kahawatungu.com
- US finally removes Syria from terrorism sponsor list dailypost.ng
- US removes Syria from list of state sponsors of terrorism bbc.co.uk
- Syria's president hails removal from US terror list rte.ie
- US removes Syria from list of state sponsors of terrorism peopledaily.digital
- US removes Syria from list of state sponsors of terrorism lemonde.fr
- US Drops Syria From State Sponsor Of Terrorism List After Nearly 5 Decades ndtv.com
- US removes Syria from list of state sponsors of terrorism israelnationalnews.com
