US revokes terrorist designation of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group
Revocation to take effect immediately upon publication, State Department says in unpublished notice
By Yasin Gungor
ISTANBUL (AA) - The US State Department revoked the Foreign Terrorist Organization designation of the al-Nusrah Front group, also known as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), according to an unpublished Federal Register notice on Monday.
"In consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury, I hereby revoke the designation of al-Nusrah Front, also known as Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (and other aliases) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in the notice dated June 23 and scheduled for publication Tuesday.
The revocation will take effect immediately upon publication.
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