US removes Syria from state sponsors of terrorism list
The United States on Aug. 24 formally removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism and lifted Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham’s (HTS) remaining U.S. terrorist designation.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio authorized the rescission after the mandatory 45-day congressional notification period ended.
He also revoked the designation of al-Nusrah Front, also known as HTS, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist organization.
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) simultaneously removed HTS from its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List.
