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US drops $10m reward for arrest of Syria’s new leader after Damascus talks

Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Julani, leads the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group that toppled longtime Syrian President Bashar al-Assad this month [File: Aref Tammawi/AFP]

A senior diplomat has announced that the United States is dropping a $10m reward for the arrest of Syria’s new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, after an uprising that toppled President Bashar al-Assad.

Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf made the announcement on Friday after she and other US officials visited the Syrian capital, Damascus, to hold talks with the new Syrian administration.

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