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Nina Lloyd

UK removes HTS from list of banned terror groups

Deposed Syrian president Bashar Assad (PA) - (PA Archive)

Britain has removed Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, the Syrian rebel group which led the overthrow of Bashar Assad’s regime, from its list of banned terrorist organisations.

The UK Government said the move would allow for closer engagement with Damascus at a time when the terrorist group calling itself Islamic State remains a “significant threat” in the country.

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