US removes Syria’s state sponsor of terrorism designation

Fifty years on a terror list, undone the moment the government that earned it stopped existing.

The United States on Monday removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, ending a designation in place for nearly five decades as the Trump administration moves to improve relations with the country’s post-Assad government. The State Department announced the designation had been rescinded following a 45-day congressional notification period, completing a process […]

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