British diplomats engaged in discussions with Ahmad al-Sharaa, the leader of the Syrian rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, in Damascus following significant political changes in Syria. The meeting, which included UK special representative Ann Snow, revolved around recent developments in the country. Al-Sharaa urged the West to remove sanctions imposed during Bashar al-Assad’s regime, advocating for a reevaluation of HTS’s designation as a terrorist organization.