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Ahmed al-Sharaa rose from al Qaeda militant to Syrian leader. President Trump's decision to lift U.S. santions on Syria is a major boost for Sharaa. Syrian rebels overthrew dictator Bashar ...
Ahmed al-Sharaa addresses a crowd at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. T hose who believe Sharaa’s promises—and many do—will tell you that his transformation was neither sudden nor magical.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the heavily-bearded former Islamist insurgent who was once the target of U.S. counterterrorism operations, has taken another step towards full acceptance under ...
Sharaa was the head of the Hay’at Tahrir al Sham rebel coalition, and his forces had been confined to Syria’s northwest Idlib province for years, as Assad, backed by his Russian and Iranian ...
Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa has transformed himself from al Qaeda militant to Syrian president in a dramatic political rise capped on Wednesday by a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Less than two weeks after Ahmad al-Sharaa ousted Bashar al-Assad in Syria, a U.S. State Department delegation arrived in Damascus to meet the onetime Al Qaeda commander. This video drawn ...
When President Donald Trump met Syria’s new president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, for the first time last month, he came away impressed with the man’s vision, stamina and looks. “Young, attractive guy ...
President Donald Trump called on Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa to sign the Abraham Accords, a move that would have Syria recognize Israel’s sovereignty and would promote stability in the ...
Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, speaks during a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Wednesday, May 7, 2025.