{
  "id": 595239,
  "title": "From Al-Qaeda Fighter To Syrian President: The Rise Of Ahmed al-Sharaa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/from-al-qaeda-fighter-to-syrian-president-the-rise-of-ahmed-al-sharaa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T18:12:10.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/from-al-qaeda-fighter-to-syrian-president-the-rise-of-ahmed-al-sharaa-11896968"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Al-Sharaa was born in Saudi Arabia to a Syrian family whose roots lie in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. He later grew up in Damascus.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}