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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Patrick

Trump says former al-Qaeda militant turned Syrian president ‘had a rough past’

Trump says former al-Qaeda militant turned Syrian President, Ahmed al-Sharaa "had a rough past" after the pair met at the White House on Monday (10 November).

The Syrian leader was the former head of the Islamist militant group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham which, although once aligned with al-Qaeda, severed ties in 2017.

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