Shafaq News/ After the US canceledthe reward for information leading to the capture of Ahmed al-Sharaa, head ofthe military operations in Syria, his image disappeared from the Rewards forJustice website.
Observers noted that a search of theUS website, which offers rewards for information on "wantedterrorists," no longer shows the page for al-Sharaa,AKA Abu Mohammadal-Julani. However, his group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS,) remains listed.
On Friday, during a visit by anAmerican delegation to Damascus, the State Department's top Middle Eastdiplomat, Barbara Leaf, announced that the US had canceled the $10 millionreward for information on the HTS leader. The visit followed recent communicationsbetween French and British officials and the new Syrian authorities.
Leaf stated that she had met withthe new Syrian leadership, including al-Sharaa, and told him that Washingtonwould no longer offer a reward for his capture. "We discussed the need toensure that terrorist groups do not pose a threat within Syria," she said,noting that al-Sharaa “has committed to this."
The US designated al-Sharaa as aterrorist in 2013, accusing him of being tasked by al-Qaeda in Iraq tooverthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and enforce “strict” rule in Syria.The US also pointed to the Jabhat al-Nusra, which later became Hayat Tahriral-Sham, as responsible for “suicide bombings that killed civilians andpromoted a violent, sectarian ideology.”
In response, al-Sharaa maintainedthat the designation was “unjust,” emphasizing his “opposition to the killingof innocent people.”
Notably, the US and several Westernpowers expressed “satisfaction” when HTS-led factions overthrew Al-Assad on the8th of December, after a surprise military assault and the sudden withdrawal ofthe Syrian army.
Several Western governments havestarted engaging with HTS and its leader, exploring the potential removal ofthe group from the list of terrorist organizations.
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