US set to remove Syria from 'sponsors of terrorism' list

US set to remove Syria from 'sponsors of terrorism' list Syria is set to be removed from the US State Sponsors of Terrorism list after nearly 47 years. A mandatory 45-day congressional review period expired on 22 August without reported action to block the move. The remaining step is formal publication of the re

Syria has been on the US's 'state sponsors of terrorism' list since 1979 but US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is due to remove the designation