The leader of the jihadist de facto government of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, published a statement congratulating President Donald Trump on his inauguration on Monday and stating he was “confident” that Trump could “bring peace to the Middle East.”
Sharaa offered a brief word of congratulations to Trump on Monday in a statement posted on the encrypted messaging app Telegram.
“The past decade has brought immense suffering to Syria, with the conflict devastating our nation and destabilizing the region,” Sharaa wrote. “We are confident that he is the leader to bring peace to the Middle East and restore stability to the region”.
Sharaa, formerly known by the jihadi name “Abu Mohammed al-Jolani,” is the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), an al-Qaeda offshoot militia
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