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FOUND: Us revoking terrorist designation for syria s hts - You Need To See This

US President Donald Trump (C) met with Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa (L), a former Islamist guerilla commander, during a visit to Riyadh on May 14 (Credit: AFP)

The United States on Monday announced it was revoking its "foreign terrorist organization" designation of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a group once linked to Al-Qaeda that toppled Syria's government in December.

"In line with President (Donald) Trump's May 13 promise to deliver sanctions relief to Syria, I am announcing my intent to revoke the Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) designation of al-Nusrah Front, also known as Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)," said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a statement.

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