US backs Syria’s plan to integrate 3,500 former foreign jihadists into army

US backs Syria’s plan to integrate 3,500 former foreign jihadists into army

The US has given its blessing to a plan by Syria’s new leadership to incorporate thousands of foreign jihadist former rebel fighters into the national army, provided that it does so transparently, President Trump’s envoy said

A member of the former rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham stands guard near an image of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad at the fourth division headquarters in Damascus, Syria, on January 23, 2025. Reuters File