Al Sharaa Steps Into the White House, a Historic Turning Point in US-Syria Relations

US-Syria ties reset: Trump to host Al-Sharaa, marking major shift in Middle East foreign policy Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is set to arrive in the United States on Nov. 10th for the second time in less than two months —this time in Washington, DC—marking the first-ever visit by a Syrian head of state to the White House since the country gained independence. US envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack, outlined the visit’s agenda, noting that a primary objective is Syria’s accession to the international coalition against the Islamic State (IS), describing the move as “a historic turning point and a landmark…