U.S. drops $10 million bounty for arrest of new Syrian leader

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The U.S. has dropped a $10 million bounty for the arrest of Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, following positive meetings between the two sides.  Assistant Secretary of State Barbara Leaf said the discussion with Sharaa was ‘very productive’.  #usa #syria  #hts  #middleeast

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00:00The United States has scrapped a $10 million reward for the arrest of Syria's de facto new ruler, Ahmed al-Sharar.

00:08It follows what senior U.S. diplomats called a very productive talks with leaders of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham,

00:14the group that ousted the Assad government.

00:17Washington has designated the HTS as a terrorist organization six years ago,

00:21but the head of the U.S. delegation said it decided to remove the bounty

00:25after receiving positive messages during that first meeting.

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