Biden left it to Trump to decide on the “Tahrir al-Sham” committee

According to RCO News Agency, the newspaper “Washington Post” reported, citing American officials familiar with the matter, that the administration of President Joe Biden, who is stepping down in the United States, is now going to raise the issue of the terrorist label to Tahrir al-Sham and its leader “Ahmed al-Shara” The administration of Donald Trump, the president-elect of the United States, who will take office on January 20.

The US terrorist list is a tool created by the government of this country to identify and limit the activities of individuals, groups or organizations related to “terrorism”. According to the report, leaving the decision to Trump is expected to significantly extend the timeline for strong US sanctions against Syria.

The list includes individuals and groups accused of or associated with “terrorist” activities. Being on this list brings restrictions including freezing of assets, travel ban and economic sanctions. Removal from this list can lead to the removal of these restrictions and the improvement of diplomatic relations. The main purpose of this list is to combat the financing and support of “terrorism”, reduce security threats and protect US national interests.

The sources added that the current Syrian authorities must demonstrate that they have severed all ties with “terrorist” groups before revoking their “terrorist” status.

Earlier, “Al-Watan” newspaper reported in late December that an American delegation led by Assistant Secretary of State Barbara Leaf and the interim Syrian authorities discussed the cancellation of sanctions against Syria and the removal of the Tahrir al-Sham group from the “terrorist” list of the United States.

Syrian armed opposition captured Damascus on December 8 and came to power. Following that, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that “Bashar Assad” resigned from the presidency after negotiating with the participants in the Syrian conflict and left Syria for Russia, where he took refuge. Following these developments, Muhammad al-Bashir, who was in charge of running an Idlib-based government formed by Tahrir al-Sham and other opposition groups, was named interim prime minister on December 10. He announced that an interim government had been formed and would remain in place until March 2025.

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