# Syria ‘shakes off’ past after US removes it from ‘terror list’, al-Sharaa says

https://mins.news/en/item/32153

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-25 18:13 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/25/syriashakes-offpast-with-removal-from-us-terror-list-says-al-sharaa?traffic_source=rss

> Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa welcomed Washington’s removal of Syria from the decades-old US list of state sponsors of terrorism. The decision lifts severe economic restrictions and is intended to encourage investment, reconstruction and Syria’s reintegration into the global economy, while the Treasury said its counterterrorism stance remains unchanged.

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