US ends foreign terrorist designation for Syria's HTS
The United States has revoked the designation of al-Nusrah Front, also known as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
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- Published Date: 05:58 | 07 July 2025
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.
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