The leader of Al-Qaeda in Syria, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, claims to have left his terrorist past behind, as he was seen playing basketball with U.S. military personnel, and shaking hands with President Trump at the White House.
Independent Journalist Vanessa Beeley noted that both the U.S. and Russia are going through Jolani to maintain their influence in Syria. In Washington’s case, that includes plans for an airbase in Damascus and a security pact between Syria and Israel to maintain control of the south.
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SOURCE LINKS:
10 Nov. 2025 - Trump Hosts Syria’s Al-Qaeda Leader Turned President at the White House
10 Nov. 2025 - From jailed jihadist to the Oval Office: Syria’s ‘president’ caps unlikely rise with Trump meeting
9 Nov. 2025 - Syrian ‘president’ Ahmed al Sharaa plays basketball with top US military officials
23 Sept. 2025 - Syrian ‘President’ al-Sharaa sits down with US general who arrested him
6 Nov. 2025 - Exclusive: US military to establish presence at Damascus airbase, sources say
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