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The UN Security Council has voted to lift sanctions against Syrian President Ahmed al‑Sharaa and Interior Minister Anas Khattab under a US-drafted resolution approved on Thursday by 14 members, with China abstaining.

According to the resolution, the asset freezes and travel bans imposed on the two officials were removed as part of a broader recalibration of Syria’s international standing following the collapse of the previous regime.

The move is seen as symbolic of a shift in diplomatic strategy after more than a decade of civil war. The sanctions had been in place since the earlier regime’s links to terrorism and conflict. A UN monitoring report noted this year that there were no “active ties" between the militant group Hayat Tahrir al‑Sham (HTS) and al‑Qaeda, a

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