Trump to meet Syria’s Sharaa in Saudi Arabia

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Donald Trump will meet with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa during his trip to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, a White House official confirmed to Al-Monitor. 

The surprise meeting comes five months after a coalition of rebel groups led by Sharaa toppled Syria’s longtime dictator, Bashar al-Assad, and installed an interim government. 

The Trump administration has avoided official engagement with Sharaa, a former Islamist insurgent whose group, Hayat Tahrir…

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News Source: www.al-monitor.com

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