“President Trump met on Wednesday with the new president of Syria, Ahmed al-Shara, a day after announcing that the United States would lift sanctions on the country in a major shift in U.S. policy,” the New York Times reports.
“It was the first time in 25 years that the leaders of the two countries had met, and another sign that decades of diplomatic isolation for Syria were ending.”
“The encounter represented a stunning turnaround for Mr. al-Shara, who once led a branch of Al Qaeda before he broke ties with the jihadist group and sought to moderate his image.”
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