Syria’s al-Sharaa in danger of assassination, US warns

The US special envoy for Syria has said the Trump administration believes Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa’s engagement with Western nations could mean he is in danger of assassination, Al-Monitor reported on June 10th.

The envoy, Tom Barrack, said: “We need to coordinate a protection system around [Sharaa].” Barrack said factions of the global militants who joined forces with al-Sharaa in the run up to the ouster of ex-Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, present a threat to the new Syrian leader.

While the new Syrian administration is trying to bring the foreign fighters into the Syrian army, groups like the Islamic State (ISIS) are equally trying to enlist them.

Al-Monitor