{"id":25801,"date":"2025-05-14T22:59:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T22:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-meets-ahmed-al-shara-after-vowing-to-lift-sanctions-on-syria\/"},"modified":"2025-05-14T22:59:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T22:59:30","slug":"trump-meets-ahmed-al-shara-after-vowing-to-lift-sanctions-on-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-meets-ahmed-al-shara-after-vowing-to-lift-sanctions-on-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Meets Ahmed al-Shara After Vowing to Lift Sanctions on Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">President Trump, swiftly dismantling decades of U.S. government policy that treated Syria like a pariah, held an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday with its president, Ahmed al-Shara, the former leader of a rebel group designated as <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/2009-2017.state.gov\/r\/pa\/prs\/ps\/2013\/05\/209499.htm\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">a terrorist organization<\/a> by the American government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The meeting, held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at the urging of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, occurred a day after Mr. Trump announced that he was <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/13\/world\/middleeast\/trump-syria-president-meeting.html?searchResultPosition=1\" title=\"\">lifting sweeping sanctions against Syria<\/a>, which Washington began imposing in 1979.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Trump, who has been known to assess people according to how they look, suggested that Mr. al-Shara, a rugged figure with a thick black beard who toppled the brutal Assad dynasty in December, had made a favorable impression.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cYoung, attractive guy,\u201d Mr. Trump described him to the news media. \u201cTough guy. Strong past. Very strong past. Fighter.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cHe\u2019s got a real shot at pulling it together,\u201d Mr. Trump said of Syria, adding, \u201cIt\u2019s a torn-up country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The last meeting between the leaders of both countries <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/14\/world\/middleeast\/trump-syria-president-al-shara-sanctions.html\" title=\"\">occurred 25 years ago.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Trump <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/2XmMGv2lQhE?si=iUPhxmEsyyxr3sWP\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">spoke as he flew to Qatar<\/a>, the second stop on his four-day, three-nation Middle East tour that will take him next to the United Arab Emirates. The Qataris, like the Saudis, greeted Mr. Trump with pomp, including an honor guard mounted on camels for his presidential motorcade.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Much of the trip is focused on business deals, including <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/13\/world\/middleeast\/trump-saudi-economic-forum.html\" title=\"\">the $142 billion sale of armaments to Saudi Arabia<\/a> and an agreement to sell 160 Boeing passenger aircraft to Qatar. The White House said on Tuesday that the president had secured $600 billion in deals with the Saudi government and firms. But the details were vague, and some of the deals announced as new had already been in the works.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Even as Mr. Trump trumpeted the deals, several issues \u2014 the violence plaguing the Middle East, including the war in Gaza; the unstable situation in Syria; and a possible deal with Iran over its nuclear weapon development program \u2014 were lurking in the background.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The lifting of sanctions would be <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/14\/world\/middleeast\/trump-syria-sanctions-us.html\" title=\"\">a lifeline for Syria<\/a>. After nearly 14 years of civil war, the country is physically and economically devastated, and harsh sanctions were imposed after the former president, Bashar al-Assad, carried out a violent crackdown against a democratic uprising in 2011. That led to a civil war that killed more than 600,000 people and displaced about 13 million, according to United Nations estimates. The sanctions had blocked most aid, including that needed for reconstruction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThe sanctions were really crippling,\u201d Mr. Trump said in remarks to Arab Gulf leaders who had gathered to meet with him on Wednesday. He was working to normalize relations with Syria, he said, adding, \u201cI feel very strongly that this would give them a chance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Both Prince Mohammed and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, which backed the insurgency that brought Mr. al-Shara to power, had urged Mr. Trump to lift the sanctions. Mr. Erdogan, who joined the 30-minute meeting with the Syrian leader by phone, and the Saudi crown prince, who attended in person, praised the decision. Prince Mohammad called it \u201ccourageous,\u201d according to a summary provided by the White House.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Trump told Mr. al-Shara that \u201che has a tremendous opportunity to do something historic in his country,\u201d according to the summary issued by the White House press secretary. The president also urged Mr. al-Shara to take steps to normalize Syria\u2019s relations with Israel, which have long been <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/07\/world\/europe\/syria-france-al-shara-macron.html\" title=\"\">hostile<\/a>, and to tell \u201call foreign terrorists to leave\u201d the country, the summary said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In Riyadh, the Saudi capital, the Saudi foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, said at a news conference later on Wednesday that Syria\u2019s \u201cmany opportunities, capabilities and resources\u201d were \u201cone of the most important points of discussion\u201d at the meeting. \u201cIt has resources, and, more importantly, it has a capable people: an educated, knowledgeable population that is eager to move Syria into a new phase,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-5\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The U.S. mechanism for lifting the sanctions on Syria was not immediately clear, since some of them were imposed by Congress. Still, it was a remarkable shift for Mr. Trump, who had disparaged Syria as nothing but \u201csand and death\u201d during his first term as president.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">He had also expressed deep skepticism regarding the longstanding deployment of U.S. forces in the country. A contingent of about 2,000 American troops placed in northeastern Syria, mainly to prevent the resurrection of the Islamic State, will be reduced to around 1,400, U.S. officials have said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The meeting was also a pivotal turn of events for Mr. al-Shara, who has long had a $10 million bounty on his head. He was also held for years in U.S. custody in Iraq. After being released, he returned to Syria in 2011 to establish a branch of the Islamic State, then allied his group with Al Qaeda but broke with it in 2016.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In the years since, Mr. al-Shara had <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/12\/17\/world\/middleeast\/idlib-syria-life-rebel-rule.html\" title=\"\">focused on governing the country\u2019s northwest<\/a>, from which his ragtag band of fighters launched the offensive in December that brought down the Syrian government. The United States has dropped its offer of a reward for Mr. al-Shara in December, but he remains on the list of designated terrorists for his past affiliation with Al Qaeda.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-6\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In Syria, there were <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/14\/world\/middleeast\/trump-syria-sanctions-us.html\" title=\"\">scenes of jubilation<\/a> in the streets at the news that sanctions would be lifted. Many people expressed optimism that at least some of their economic woes would be addressed. But many Syrians were also worried that their country might yet split apart because of a recent surge in sectarian violence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-7\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">More broadly across the Middle East, violence and conflict continued even as Mr. Trump toured the region. Israeli airstrikes in the northern Gaza Strip killed dozens of Palestinians, Palestinian health officials said on Wednesday. The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment. But an Israeli military spokesman had threatened to bomb part of northern Gaza after militants fired rockets at Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Israel, the main U.S. ally in the region, was not included on Mr. Trump\u2019s trip, amid <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/11\/world\/europe\/trump-netanyahu-iran-yemen.html\" title=\"\">reports of growing differences<\/a> with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over American attempts to negotiate a cease-fire in the Gaza war with Hamas. But Mr. Trump told reporters that he was not trying to sideline Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThis is good for Israel, having a relationship like I have with these countries, Middle Eastern countries, essentially all of them,\u201d Mr. Trump said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-8\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In his remarks to Arab leaders, Mr. Trump did single out Iran for criticism, but had also noted that he wanted to make a deal with Tehran on its advancing nuclear program. He also noted earlier that he did not relish having permanent enemies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">That is certainly true of Qatar, which Mr. Trump had accused during his first presidency of supporting terrorism. But when he landed in Doha, the Qatari capital, effusive greetings were exchanged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe are very excited,\u201d the leader of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, greeted Mr. Trump during a red-carpet ceremony at the government\u2019s main offices. \u201cI know that you want to bring peace to this region.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-9\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The president praised the emir\u2019s work to mediate the wars in the Middle East and between Russia and Ukraine. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-10\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Soon after he arrived, Qatar Airways, which uses Doha as a hub linking long-haul flights to Africa and Asia to Europe and the Americas, signed an agreement for the 160 Boeing jets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Neither the American nor the Qatari leader mentioned publicly the $400 million Boeing 747 that Qatar had offered Mr. Trump as a replacement for Air Force One. Mr. Trump has said that he would be a \u201cfool\u201d not to take it, but the offer has stirred widespread criticism in the United States, even from some staunch Trump supporters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">As Mr. Trump\u2019s limousine rolled toward the Qatar Royal Court, a cavalry of men on camelback lined its path. \u201cWe appreciate those camels,\u201d Mr. Trump said later. \u201cWe haven\u2019t seen camels like that in a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\">Reporting was contributed by <!-- -->Lynsey Chutel<!-- -->, <!-- -->Vivian Nereim<!-- -->, <!-- -->Aaron Boxerman<!-- -->, <!-- -->Ben Hubbard<!-- --> and <!-- -->Euan Ward<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n 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