Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is planned to visit Washington on November 10 and is expected to meet President Trump at the White House, U.S. envoy to Syria Tom Barrack told Axios.

Why it matters: It will be the first-ever visit by a Syrian president to the White House and another key step in rebuilding U.S.-Syrian relations. • Barrack said al-Sharaa is expected to sign during his visit an agreement on joining the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS.

Driving the news: The Trump administration said earlier this week that it supports Congress permanently removing the "Caesar sanctions" that are imposed on Syria. • The Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act, named after a Syrian military defector who smuggled out photos of torture victims, is a U.S. law that took effect in June 2020. • It

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