US revokes Syria’s designation as State Sponsor of Terrorism — Treasury Department

WASHINGTON, August 24. /TASS/. The United States has officially revoked Syria’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism and the designation of Syria’s Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS, outlawed in Russia) as a terrorist organization, the press service of the US Department of the Treasury said. "In line with President [Donald] Trump’s promise to deliver sanctions relief to Syria, the U.S. Department of State today rescinded Syria’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, and revoked the designation of al-Nusrah Front, also known as Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) organization. Concurrently, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) removed HTS from the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List ("SDN List")," it said. Concurrently, it imposed sanctions against two former HTS affiliates who continue to support al-Qaeda (outlawed in Russia). The U.S. Department of the Treasury may take action against legal entities, individuals, and countries that engage in trade with countries on the list of state sponsors of terrorism. Currently, the list includes Iran, North Korea, and Cuba.