Ahmed al-Sharaa is the current president of Syria, having also ousted the regime of dictator Bashar al-Assad with his armed rebel Islamist movement Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). He is also known by his nom de guerre, Mohammed al-Julani.
Syria's Islamist leaders opposed Kurdish calls for decentralization, while Kurdish parties endorsed a vision for a democratic, decentralized Syria.
Kurdish parties in eastern Syria united to push for a decentralized, democratic Syria. They seek integration with Damascus after years of division and conflict.
Sharaa overthrew the Assad regime, which was close to the Islamic Republic of Iran, and many pro-Iranian militias in Iraq fought in Syria during the civil war, backing Assad.
The interim government formed a committee "to monitor the activities of Palestinian factions" in a bid to ease US sanctions.
In an exclusive interview with the 'Post', congressman Stutzman said Syria's president said he was open to normalizing ties with Israel.
Mills says that he will deliver a note for Donald Trump from the Syrian president.
A notice posted online by the British finance ministry said that 12 entities no longer subject to an asset freeze.
This comes after the new Islamist leadership in Damascus cut ties with the Islamic Republic.
Syrian President al-Sharaa met US Congressman Mills in Damascus to discuss reconstruction and easing sanctions in the first such meeting since he took office.
On August 21, 2013, sarin gas attacks in Syria's Ghouta and Moadamiya killed 1,500 people, marking the deadliest strike of the civil war. Assad faced no accountability.
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