US Removes Terrorist Designation for Al Qaeda Affiliate in Syria

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The delisting comes as the Trump administration has lifted sanctions on Syria following the ouster of Bashar al-Assad.

The State Department has removed from its list of foreign terrorist organizations Al Qaedaโ€™s affiliate in Syria, Jabhat al-Nusra.

It is also known as Al-Nusra Front and Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the move in a June 23 memo published in the Federal Register on July 7.

โ€œIn consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury, I hereby revoke the designation of al-Nusrah Front, also known as Hayโ€™at Tahrir al-Sham (and other aliases) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization pursuant to section 219 (a)(6)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)(6)(A)),โ€ he wrote.

The move will take effect on July 8, according to the memo.

The Epoch Times has reached out to the State Department for comment.

The delisting comes as the Trump administration has lifted sanctions on Syria following the ouster of Bashar al-Assad by HTS. The current leader of Syria, Ahmad al-Sharaa, was a member of HTS. Trump met with Sharaa on May 14.

โ€œSo, I say, โ€˜Good luck, Syria. Show us something very special,โ€™โ€ Trump said.

The Biden administration removed a $10 million bounty on Sharaa following Assadโ€™s removal from power.

The United States had designated HTS as a terrorist organization in May 2018.

Nathan Sales, who led the State Departmentโ€™s counterterrorism efforts at the time, said that the โ€œdesignation serves notice that the United States is not fooled by this al-Qaโ€™ida affiliateโ€™s attempt to rebrand itself. Whatever name Nusrah chooses, we will continue to deny it the resources it seeks to further its violent cause.โ€

Trump signed an executive order on June 30 to lift the sanctions.

โ€œThis is in an effort to promote and support the countryโ€™s path to stability and peace,โ€ White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said prior to the signing.

โ€œHeโ€™s committed to supporting a Syria that is stable, unified, and at peace with itself and its neighbors,โ€ Leavitt said.

By Jackson Richman

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