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The United States will no longer list Syria as a state terrorist financier, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced after the go-ahead from the US Congress.
The decision to remove Syria from the official US list of state terror financiers was announced shortly after an unofficial meeting in Ankara between Donald Trump and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
– It is another historic step by President Trump that gives the Syrian people a chance for success, Marco Rubio said on Wednesday.
If nothing unexpected happens, Syria will be removed from the list in 45 days. The US stamp has been in effect since 1979.
The Trump administration began lifting sanctions on Syria about a year ago, following the fall of the Assad regime and al-Sharaa’s conversion from jihadism.
