# Syrian president thanks nation for getting off US state terror list

https://mins.news/en/item/31261

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-25 04:38 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/25/syrian-president-thanks-nation-for-getting-off-us-state-terror-list?traffic_source=rss

> President Ahmed al-Sharaa said Syria was “shaking off a dark burden” after the United States removed it from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. Syria had remained on the list since 1979, and the removal opens the country to outside investors.

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