Afghanistan, July 8 -- The U.S. has removed Syria's Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham from its terror list, signaling a shift in policy amid evolving political dynamics in Syria.
The United States officially removed Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a formerly al-Qaeda-linked Islamist group active in Syria, from its list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations on Monday.
The announcement came alongside Washington's partial lifting of sanctions on Syria, signaling a significant shift in U.S. policy toward the newly established government led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
HTS, previously known as Jabhat al-Nusra and once considered the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda, formally severed ties with the terror network in 2016 and rebranded itself as a domestic rebel group...