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Ahmed al-Sharaa

What's on Ahmed al-Sharaa's mind?

read fresh this morning at 6
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off the terror list 26% the Gulf money calls 18% · newthe fighters turning on him 14% · newopen for business 12% everything else 30%
#1
Washington Lifts the Sanctions He Spent a Year Arguing About

The US pulls its sanctions on Syria — the paperwork victory he needed more than any battlefield one.

Rebuilding bridges: the US lifts sanctions on Syria

Yahoo · 2026-09-06
our translation

he never wanted the guns lifted so much as the banking. sanctions off means wires clear, and a wire clearing is the only proof of statehood anyone in damascus will actually believe.

US sanctions formally liftedvery sure · 1 source
#2
Riyadh Sends an Ambassador, Not Just a Delegation
new — Saudi ambassador presented credentialspretty sure · 1 source
#3
His Old Comrades Now Call Him Trump's Puppet
new — Uzbek fighters denounced him publiclypretty sure · 1 source
#4
Sanctions Off Means the Money Pitch Starts For Real
Relief unlocks the investor pitchpretty sure · 2 sources
tuesday, september 8
Get a real count of how many Uzbek fighters actually walked(reported)
Ask the finance ministry what the sanctions lift unlocks this week(reported)
Follow the Saudi ambassador's courtesy call with a funding ask(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Cornered Uzbek Foreign Fighters Denounce al-Sharaa as Trump’s ‘Puppet’, Drifting Toward ISIS

news.google.com · 2026-09-08

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