The White House announced that it will leave the decision regarding HTS to Donald Trump.

Officials from the Biden administration speaking to the American media made striking statements regarding Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which overthrew the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria. Evaluating the current situation in Syria, White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby stated, "There is no change regarding the removal of HTS from the list of terrorist organizations."

Kirby noted that HTS, which has been leading the administration in the country following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime, is still on the U.S. list of foreign terrorist organizations, saying, "The decision to designate a group as a terrorist organization requires a serious and rigorous decision-making process. We will adhere to this process until our term ends."

THE DECISION WILL BE LEFT TO TRUMP

Reminding that they will hand over the duty to the elected president Donald Trump on January 20, Kirby expressed that they will continue to closely monitor this issue and the steps taken by HTS with sensitivity until their term ends, but reiterated that they currently have no statements regarding the removal of HTS from the list.

On the other hand, some senior U.S. officials speaking to the Washington Post regarding the matter announced that the decision on whether HTS will be removed from the terrorist list will be left to Trump, who will take office on January 20.

THE LAST 12 DAYS OF THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION

Unnamed officials stated that the Biden administration does not plan to take any steps on this issue during the remaining 12 days.

With its statement the day before yesterday, the U.S. administration lifted some sanctions on humanitarian aid to Syria but announced that the sanctions previously imposed on the Assad regime would remain in effect.