The Trump administration has revoked the foreign terrorist organization designation for Syrian-based Nusra Front, according to memo published online on Monday.
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, was previously al-Qaeda's Syria branch, or Nusra Front. The memo dated June 23 from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was published in a preview of the Federal Register before official publication on Tuesday.
Syria's foreign ministry had no immediate comment.
