US: Trump hosts Syria's new ruler in dramatic turnaround
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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met US President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, capping an extraordinary period for the 42-year-old rebel-turned-ruler. Little under a year ago, al-Sharaa led Islamist fighters from Syria's northwest in a lightning offensive that toppled Bashar Assad after 14 years of civil war. He was the first Syrian head of state to visit the White House. Sharaa aimed to secure full removal of US sanctions , but after his closed-door meeting with Trump, the
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