Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa met President Donald Trump at the White House for unprecedented talks Monday, capping a dramatic turnaround for a former jihadist who once had a $10 million US bounty on his head.

In remarkable scenes just days after he was removed from Washington's terrorism list, Sharaa climbed out of his motorcade to greet crowds of supporters outside the US presidential mansion.

Sharaa, whose rebel forces ousted longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad late last year, is the first Syrian leader to visit the White House since the country's 1946 independence.

The 43-year-old's group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), was formerly affiliated with Al-Qaeda but was itself removed from Washington's terrorism list in July.

Syria's presidency said on X that Sharaa and Trump discussed the

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