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US moves to delist Syria as terrorism sponsor
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US moves to delist Syria as terrorism sponsor

The Trump administration has announced it will remove Syria from the US State Sponsors of Terrorism list, citing President Ahmed al-Sharaa's efforts to unify the country following the fall of Assad. The designation had long blocked Syria from international financial systems and foreign investment, so removal could be transformative for the country's reconstruction.

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