Geir Pederson met with Abu Mohammad al-Julani, a UN-designated terrorist with a $10 million US bounty for his capture, in Damascus to discuss the future of Syria
The UN Special Envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen, met with Ahmad al-Sharaa, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), and Mohammad al-Bashir, the head of Syria's interim government, in Damascus on 16 December.
In a statement, the Office of the UN special envoy to syria announced, “The Special Envoy, Mr. Geir Pedersen, is in Damascus. He has so far met with Mr. Ahmad al-Sharaa, leader of the new administration, and Mr. Mohammad al-Bashir, head of the caretaker government.”
Sharaa, previously known as the Syrian Al-Qaeda leader Abu Mohammad al-Julani, a UN-designated terrorist, took control of Syria on 8 December following a two-week lightning offensive launched by his militants from the HTS stronghold of Idlib in late November.
The UN Envoy emphasized “the need for an inclusive and credible political transition, led and owned by Syrians, based on the principles of UN Security Council Resolution 2254 (2015).”
Pederson was briefed on the challenges and priorities facing the country and reaffirmed the UN's commitment to providing all possible assistance to the Syrian people.
🔗SOURCE ➡️ The Cradle
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“US officials are in contact with all the groups involved in fighting in Syria, including the main group that ousted Assad, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which was once affiliated with Al-Qaeda and remains on a US terrorist list,” the newspaper wrote.
A US official told The Post that the US government has not ruled out removing the terror designation from HTS to enable deeper US contact and cooperation with the group.
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