Overview
- U.S. envoy Tom Barrack said Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa will travel to the United States in November.
- An American official said Trump is expected to host al Sharaa at the White House on November 10, a meeting not yet formally announced.
- Barrack voiced hope al Sharaa will join the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS during the trip, and an official said a signing is expected.
- The visit would be the first by a Syrian president to the White House, according to multiple reports.
- Context includes HTS being removed from a terrorist list in July and al Sharaa’s past as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, with media also reporting Trump discussed sanctions relief in a May meeting in Riyadh.