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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Eleni Courea Political correspondent

Islamist group that toppled Assad in Syria may be taken off UK terrorism list

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, leader of Syria's Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham  group, addresses a crowd at the  Umayyad mosque in Damascus
Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the leader of Syria's Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group, addressing a crowd at the Umayyad mosque in Damascus on Sunday. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

The Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which has taken control of Damascus, could be removed from the UK’s list of proscribed terrorist organisations, Downing Street has indicated.

The prime minister’s spokesperson said the developments in Syria were “an evolving situation” and that the government’s proscription regime was kept “under regular review”.

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