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Nearly a Year Since Assad’s Fall, Sharaa Struggles to Unite a Fractured Syria

Since leading the erstwhile al-Qaida affiliate Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, in a lightning campaign that ousted Assad in late 2024, Sharaa has struggled to consolidate power. Governing a nation ... Read More

Syria's Sharaa gains global recognition; main challenges remain at home

Ahmed Sharaa, the first Syrian leader to visit the White House, has gained international recognition. But his biggest challenges remain at home. Read More

Al-Sharaa to become the first Syrian president to visit the White House after an unlikely rise

BEIRUT (AP) — Two decades ago, Ahmad al-Sharaa was held in a U.S.-run detention center in Iraq after joining al-Qaida militants fighting against American forces there. Few would have predicted that he ... Read More

Syria's Sharaa says no direct talks with Israel, open to US military presence

In an interview on Monday, President Ahmed al-Sharaa dismissed direct negotiations with Israel concerning the Abraham Accords, but left the door open to US-brokered diplomacy. Read More

Trump vows to do everything he can to help Syria after landmark talks with Sharaa

WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump vowed on Monday to do everything he can to make Syria successful after landmark talks with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former al ... Read More

After landmark meeting, Trump says Syria will be ‘very successful country’ under Sharaa

US President Donald Trump hosted Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House on Monday, a visit that capped a stunning year for the rebel-turned-ruler who toppled a longtime autocratic leader ... Read More

Trump hosts Syria’s al-Sharaa for a first-of-its-kind meeting at the White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump hosted Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa at the White House on Monday, welcoming the once-pariah state into a U.S.-led global coalition to fight the Islamic ... Read More

Exclusive-Syria foiled Islamic State plots on President Sharaa's life, sources say

DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Syria has foiled two separate Islamic State plots to assassinate President Ahmed al-Sharaa, two senior officials said, adding a personal dimension to the leader's plans to join a U ... Read More

Trump meets with Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa after U.S. removes him from terrorist list

Ramy Inocencio is a CBS News foreign correspondent based in London, covering Europe and the Middle East. He joined the Network in 2019 as CBS News' Asia correspondent, based in Beijing and reporting ... Read More