The UN Security Council adopted a US-drafted resolution requesting the lifting of sanctions against Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Interior Minister Anas Hattab.
The UN Security Council adopted a resolution to remove Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Interior Minister Anas Hattab from the sanctions list.
The United Nations (UN) Security Council today (November 6, 2025) adopted a US-led resolution to remove Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa (Ahmad al-Sharaa) and Interior Minister Anas Hattab (Anas Hattab) from the terrorism-related sanctions list.
This resolution delists these two individuals from the lists under the Council’s sanctions regime under Resolution 1267/1989/2253 against ISIS (ISIS) and al-Qaeda and is considered a significant step for the stability and reconstruction of Syria.
The United Nations Security Council has lifted sanctions on Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who was scheduled to meet with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday.
Al-Sharaa was subject to sanctions for his leadership of HTS, the successor group to the al-Nusra Front.
The US-backed resolution adopted on Thursday also lifted sanctions on Syrian interim Interior Minister Anas Khattab. The measure passed with 14 votes in favor, while China abstained.
The US has submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council calling for the lifting of sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and several members of his government. The move comes just days before the Syrian leader’s unprecedented visit to Washington, marking a diplomatic milestone after more than a decade of war in Syria.
The United Nations Security Council has lifted sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who is scheduled to meet with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday.
On Thursday, a draft resolution prepared by the US also lifted sanctions on Syrian Interior Minister Anas Khattab. It received 14 votes in favor, while China abstained.
Washington has been urging the 15-member Security Council for months to ease sanctions on Syria.
After 13 years of civil war, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was overthrown in December by a lightning offensive by rebel forces led by the Islamist movement Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).
Formerly known as the Nusra Front, HTS was al-Qaeda’s official wing in Syria until its ties were severed in 2016. The group has been on the UN Security Council’s sanctions list for al-Qaeda and the Islamic State since May 2014.
Some HTS members, including its leaders Sharaa and Khattab, are also under UN sanctions, including travel bans, asset freezes, and arms embargoes.
Trump announced a major shift in US policy in May when he said he would lift US sanctions on Syria.
Source: Musitem Haber
