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Ahmed al-Sharaa

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

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24%16%12%10%38%
off the terror list 24% · newthe SDF puzzle 16% the fighters turning on him 12% the Amman channel 10% · neweverything else 38%
#1
Trump says he thinks he'll take Syria off the terror-sponsor list

The US president floated removing Syria's state-sponsor-of-terrorism designation — the single label standing between Damascus and normal banking.

Trump says he thinks he will remove Syria from US terrorism sponsor list

Awani International · 2026-09-07
our translation

"thinks he will" is not a signature, and he knows it. but a public maybe from washington is worth more to him than a private yes — it lets him sell the delisting to gulf bankers before it exists.

new — Trump floated removal Sept 7very sure · 1 source
#2
Former enemies, one army: the Kurds move into his government
Kurdish integration reported Sept 9pretty sure · 1 source
#3
Uzbek fighters call him Trump's puppet and drift toward ISIS
Defection reporting still runningpretty sure · 1 source
#4
Jordan's foreign minister lands in Damascus for talks
new — Safadi in Damascus todaypretty sure · 2 sources
wednesday, september 9
Receive Safadi; agree something concrete on the border(on the schedule)
Ask Washington what "I think I will" means on a calendar(safe bet)
Chase the SDF integration timetable before it slips again(reported)
Get a read on which foreign brigade wavers next(reported)

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

The source

Safadi begins official visit to Syria, set to meet President al-Sharaa

news.google.com · 2026-09-09

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