The United States $10 million prize for detention of Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the Rebel leader who led the rebellion against President Bashar al-Assad, has been scrapped.
A senior U.S. diplomat said Friday that America is ending a current reward for Syria's new leader, citing "positive messages" from a first meeting that included a commitment to fight terrorism.
The statement came after Barbara Leaf, the US's senior diplomat for the Middle East, met with Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus, the first time U.S. officials have visited Syria's capital since the start of the civil conflict.
In a digital briefing to journalists on Friday, Barbara A.
Leaf, assistant secretary of state for near eastern affairs, said that the
decision to forgo the prize on Hayat Tahrir al-Sham commander Sharaa is a
"policy decision" taken as Washington starts its engagement with the
rebel group.
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