The Kurdish-held northeast and Southern Syria’s Druze-majority Sweida province, which have suffered massacres of Alawites, Druze, and Christian minorities, were excluded from the process as they are outside Damascus’s control, and their 32 seats will remain empty. In May, US President Donald Trump met with al-Sharaa and announced the lifting of sanctions, most of which had been imposed during the rule of Assad. Al-Sharaa has called Trump’s move “a historic and courageous decision, which alleviates the suffering of the people, contributes to their rebirth, and lays the foundations for stability in the region.”
Author: RT
Published at: 2025-10-05 20:04:19
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