Trump allows new Syrian govt to recruit foreign jihadists in military

Trump allows new Syrian govt to recruit foreign jihadists in military

US President Donald Trump has approved Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa’s plan to recruit foreign jihadists in Syria’s reconstituted military, according to Thomas Barrack, the US Special Envoy to Syria.

Syrian anti-regime forces celebrate as they pour into the captured central-west city of Hama on December 6, 2024, in the offensive against then-Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad. (Photo: AFP)