US President Donald Trump on Monday met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House.
The historic visit marked the first time a Syrian president has ever visited the White House.
Breaking from typical protocol, reporters and cameras were kept out of the meeting.
Al-Sharaa is the former leader of al-Qaeda, US-designated terror group and was once wanted as a terrorist with a $10 million bounty on his head until December 2024.
He has also served time in the infamous Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
Al-Sharaa’s visit to the White House comes just weeks after he attended the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, a move analysts say is defining his transformation from jihadist to global statesman.
𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗔𝗽𝗽 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗧𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗔𝘀 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽!
