US revokes foreign terrorist designation of Syria's HTS

Wahington DC [US], July 8 (ANI): The US ha revoked the Foreign Terrorit Organiation (FTO) deignation of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a Syria-baed organiation which had tie with al-Qaeda and wa alo a front of al-Nurah.
In a tatement iued by the US Department of State on Monday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio tated that the deciion wa made in alignment with US Preident Donald Trump promie to deliver anction relief to Syria following the fall of Bahar al-Aad regime in December lat year. According to the tatement, the revocation of the FTO come into effect from today, July 8.
The deciion came in recognition of the diolution of HTS and the new Syrian government effort to combat terrorim.
In line with Preident Trump May 13 promie to deliver anction relief to Syria, I am announcing my intent to revoke the Foreign Terrorit Organization (FTO) deignation of al-Nurah Front, alo known a Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Thi revocation will be effective tomorrow, July 8, the tatement read.
In late January, HTS wa dibanded, and it fighter were integrated into the formal Syrian military and ecurity ervice, a reported by Al Jazeera.
The action build on the momentum of the June 30 Executive Order Providing for the Revocation of Syria Sanction by the US, which aimed to foter a table, unified, and peaceful Syria under Preident Ahmed al-Sharaa leaderhip.
Tomorrow action follow the announced diolution of HTS and the Syrian government commitment to combat terrorim in all it form. Thi action alo build on the momentum of the June 30 Executive Order Providing for the Revocation of Syria Sanction and recognie the poitive action taken by the new Syrian government under Preident Ahmed al-Sharaa. Thi FTO revocation i an important tep in fulfilling Preident Trump viion of a table, unified, and peaceful Syria, the tatement added.
A per Al Jazeera, the HTS wa labelled a terrorit organiation by the US back in 2018 becaue of it previou connection to al-Qaeda.
The group originated from the al-Nura Front, which had been al-Qaeda official affiliate in Syria but officially broke away in 2016 when HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa announced it eparation.
Al-Sharaa, who commanded the oppoition force that wiftly outed al-Aad in a rapid offenive lat December, ha ince aumed the preidency of Syria, a reported by Al Jazeera.
However, HTS i till ubject to United Nation Security Council anction, originally impoed in 2014 due to it pat link to al-Qaeda. Al-Sharaa i alo peronally anctioned by the UNSC, Al Jazeera reported.
Meanwhile, in a parallel development, the Irael Defence Force (IDF) conducted a pecial operation in outhern Syria, apprehending a cell operated by the Iranian Qud Force in the Tel Kudna area.
Special Operation in Southern Syria: A cell operated by the Iranian Qud Force wa apprehended in the Tel Kudna area of outhern Syria. For the econd time in the pat week, IDF troop completed a targeted overnight operation and apprehended everal operative who poed a threat in the area. IDF troop are continuing to operate and prevent the entrenchment of any terrorit entity in Syria, with the aim of protecting Iraeli civilian, the IDF tated in a pot on X.
The operation wa part of Irael ongoing effort to counter Iranian influence in Syria following the fall of the Aad regime. (ANI)