US is removing Syria as sponsor of terror is 'blow' to victims, impacts on sectarian violence unknown

 

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa during a bilateral meeting alongside the NATO leaders summit at the Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa during a bilateral meeting alongside the NATO leaders summit at the Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.
(photo credit: JONATHAN ERNST/REUTERS)

Washington’s decision on Monday to remove Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism has dealt US victims of Syrian-sponsored terrorism “a heavy blow,” attorney Aryeh Portnoy from Crowell & Moring told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday. He represents American victims against state sponsors of terrorism.

The delisting, posted on the US Treasury’s website, took effect after a 45-day congressional review period triggered when US President Donald Trump formally notified Congress on July 8 of his intention to rescind the designation.

“These actions were all taken in recognition of the positive actions taken and further commitments by the Syrian government under President Ahmed al-Sharaa to fully distance Syria from acts of international terrorism,” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio noted in a statement.

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