On August 24, 2026, the US Department of State rescinded Syria’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism (“SST”) and revoked the designation of al-Nusrah Front, also known as Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (“HTS”), as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (“SDGT”). Concurrently, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) removed HTS from the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (“SDN List”), revoked Syria General License 25 (“GL 25”), and updated…