US removes Syria from state sponsor of terrorism list

The US State Department on Monday removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, fulfilling President Donald Trump’s commitment to provide sanctions relief to the post-Assad government, Anadolu reports.

Syria is no longer subject to prohibitions under the Terrorism List Governments Sanctions Regulations, according to the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.

Washington revoked the designation of the al-Nusrah Front, also known as Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist organization.

The Treasury’s office also removed Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham from the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list.

Consequently, General License 25, which had authorized transactions otherwise prohibited because of the group’s involvement in the government, was revoked because it is “no longer necessary,” according […]