Syria, Trump and White House
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The reported plots came to light as Syria was poised to join a US-led global anti-Islamic State coalition when US President Donald Trump hosts Sharaa. Syria has foiled two separate Islamic State plots to assassinate President Ahmed al-Sharaa,
Syria is also set to join a U.S.-led coalition to fight Islamic State, which could be formally announced at Monday's White House meeting. Sharaa is also expected to push for a repeal of the remaining U.S. sanctions on Syria, which require a repeal from Congress.
President al-Sharaa is scheduled to visit Washington next week for a meeting with US President Donald Trump, marking the first time a Syrian head of state will officially visit the White House.
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Syrian security forces have arrested more than 70 individuals in a large-scale crackdown on Islamic State (ISIS) cells across several provinces, the Syrian interior ministry announced Saturday.
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