OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau congratulated Syria’s interim president today, despite him leading a group Canada still designates as a terrorist organization.

Ahmed al-Sharaa leads Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a group Canada has listed as a terrorist organization since 2013.

That group, often called HTS, toppled the regime of Bashar al-Assad last December, ending a brutal dictatorship that was supported by the Russian government.

The group, which Canada has listed as a terrorist organization since 2013, toppled the regime of Bashar al-Assad last December.{ai:summary}<p>Prime Minister Justin Trudeau congratulated Ahmed al-Sharaa, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, despite Canada designating the group as a terrorist organization since 2013. HTS recently overthrew Bashar al-Assad's regime, which had been backed by Russia.</p><p>#foreignaffairs</p>

Trudeau congratulates new Syrian interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, despite him being head of terrorist group

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