US policy is to have one Syria and one army there and not support federalism. US Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack has a clear message for the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces.

The United States government has revoked its designation of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) as a foreign terrorist organization, seven months after the group overthrew Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and seized control of Damascus,

The violence underscores the government’s challenge to assert nationwide control as ethnic and religious tensions simmer after the end of the civil war.

The Trump administration is lifting the terrorism designation of a Syrian group after Assad's ouster, signaling improved US-Syria relations. This move, part of broader policy shifts, aims to boost Syria's new government.

Central to IS’s accusations was a May 14 meeting in Riyadh between al-Sharaa and US President Donald Trump, described at the time as “historic.” Weeks later, the US State Department lifted sanctions on the group formerly known as Jabhat al‑Nusra, erasing its terror designation on July 8.

The Trump administration on Monday revoked the terrorist designation for Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham as part of a broader effort to lift U.S. sanctions

The United States has revoked the “foreign terrorist organization” designation for Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a group notorious for its roots in Al-Qaeda and its violent campaign to topple Syria’s legitimate government.

SWEIDA: Israel carried out strikes against Syrian government forces in southwestern Syria for a second day on Tuesday, vowing to keep the area demilitarised and to protect the Druze minority as deadly clashes continued in the region at the Israeli frontier.