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President Trump welcomed Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa to the White House Monday, the first visit by a Syrian head of state in nearly 80 years.

The meeting marks Syria’s entry into a U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State and comes after Bashar Assad’s fall last December.

Al-Sharaa is pushing for permanent repeal of U.S. sanctions, though Trump extended only the current waiver for another 180 days.

WASHINGTON — President Trump hosted Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa at the White House on Monday, welcoming the once-pariah state into a U.S.-led global coalition to fight the Islamic State group.

Al-Sharaa arrived at the White House around 11:30 a.m. and shortly after beg

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