Posted on 11/10/2025 11:24:00 AM PST by RandFan
Syrian President Ahmed Sharaa has arrived in Washington for an official visit, just two days after the US formally revoked his status as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.
The former Islamist militant will meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, 11 months after his rebel alliance ousted Bashar al-Assad.
Hours before his arrival in the US capital it was announced that Syrian security services had detained dozens of suspected members of the so-called Islamic State group.
Joint efforts to tackle what remains of the group in Syria are expected to be high on the agenda during Sharaa's talks with Trump.
Syrian authorities said 71 suspected members of the group were arrested, with weapons and explosives also seized.
Since taking power, Sharaa has looked to reestablish Syria's presence on the world stage after decades of isolation under the Assad regime and 13 years of civil war.
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What happened? Trump is really reaching out. He's the fist Syrian president to visit the White House and a noted "turn to the West" by Syria.
All sanctions have now been lifted on them from today.
There is still the small issue of minorities and Christians being persecuted.
I call this a POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT.
You’re just not going to get benevolent, Jeffersonian democrats in most parts of the world.
It’s better to ask “Where do US interests lie?”
I’ve nothing against it but watch out... His forces which he’s supposed to keep under control are acting out of order in certain parts of the country
They’re going after Christians and loyalists of the former regime
“Mr. Head Chopper Goes To Washington”
It’s a massive turnaround
You have to think this repudiation is for real. Trump would know a lot more through the intelligence assessments
In our own hemisphere.
I keep wondering if this is one of those situations where you “keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.”
Sharaa would not be “in charge” if not for Turkey. While Iran and Russia will no doubt try to futz around, they no longer have their “man in Damascus.”
Sharaa is a jihadist. They might shave and wear a nice suit, but jihadists will jihad.
Iran is the ultimate goal regime change and this head chopper is sponsored by the Ottoman Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan who pick up spoils from a dismembered Iran.
Erdogan is loved by President Trump.
An ISIS terrorist monster that the CIA and the Israelis installed in Syria and flew close air support missions for. And Trump had this low life in the White House on the USMC’s Birthday and the Day before Veterans Day.
Trump played us last year.
Yes it’s not a good look on today of all days. He made a few arrests of his brothers and Trump is giving him a pass or the intelligence agencies must think we can do ‘business’ with him
We will have to see how it plays out because I’ve seen reports that his forces are persecuting some minorities.
I’m not going to wait to see how it plays out. He was head chopping ISIS. No second chances. Trump screwed the pooch on this one.
The CIA and Israelis installed this guy with an assist from Turkey.
Trump is playing ball with them. He sold out.
The endgame linked to Lebanon and Iran the defeat of the “Iranian axis” envisioned in the coming year by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
https://jpost.com/israel-news/article-868411
It will keep Netanyahu out of the courtroom his corruption trial stretched out to six years now.
President Trump did say the other week the US is intervening in the trial on behalf of Mr. Netanyahu he equates it with his own persecution-prosecution.
Syria will help take out Hezbollah in Lebanon they fought for Assad during the Civil War in Syria.
Syria will offer a pathway to attack Iran directly along with Iranian aligned militias in northern Iraq.
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