US declares partial suspension of sanctions on Syria after historic meeting
Ahmed al-Sharaa and Donald Trump meeting was first summit between a US and Syrian leader at the White House since 1946The US has announced a partial suspension of sanctions on...
By Andrew Roth in Washington · The Guardian World
Ahmed al-Sharaa and Donald Trump meeting was first summit between a US and Syrian leader at the White House since 1946 The US has announced a partial suspension of sanctions on Syria after a historic meeting in Washington DC between its new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, and Donald Trump. Monday’s meeting was the first summit between a US and Syrian leader at the White House since 1946. The meeting is part of a remarkable turnaround in US-Syrian relations after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, who had prosecuted a deadly civil war in the country from 2011 until his forces collapsed in December 2024. Continue reading...