Syria ‘shakes off’ past with removal from US ‘terror list’, says al-Sharaa

Removal of decades-old designation offers major sanctions relief for Syria, aiming to boost post-war reconstruction.

It's one thing for Israel to take military action in a country that the US has formally labeled a state sponsor of terrorism. It's quite another to do so after the US has removed that designation.

Washington rescinded a designation in place since 1979, lifting severe economic restrictions and opening the door to private investment, as the US State Department also removed the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.

The decision on Aug 24 rescinded a decades-old designation that came with severe economic restrictions.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has hailed the United States' removal of his country from the state sponsors of terror list, a major sanctions relief step.

Turkish envoy applauds US removal of Syria from 'terrorism list' Washington's decision to remove Syria from the State Sponsor of Terrorism (SST) blacklist paves the way for a "brighter future" for the country, Turkey's ambassador to Damascus said. "The last obstacle standing in the way of our friend and brother