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US removes $10M bounty on HTS leader following talks in Damascus (www.middleeastmonitor.com)

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The US on Friday said it will no longer be pursuing $10 million “Rewards for Justice” bounty on the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, Anadolu news agency reported.

“I told him (HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa) we would not be pursuing the Rewards for Justice, reward offer that has been in effect for some years,” Barbara Leaf, the US assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, told reporters following her meeting with HTS officials in Damascus.

On her talk with al-Sharaa, Leaf said she had a “good”, “thorough” discussion on a range of regional issues as well as the domestic scene.

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[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

New pet terrorist for the west.