The State Department has removed from its list of foreign terrorist organizations al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria, Jabhat al-Nusra.
It is also known as al-Nusra Front and Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS.
US Removes Terrorist Designation for Al Qaeda Affiliate in Syria
The delisting comes as the Trump administration has lifted sanctions on Syria following the ouster of Bashar al-Assad.
A vehicle in the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, on Jan. 24, 2025. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
