Syria has signed up to join the international coalition led by the United States to combat the ISIL (ISIS) armed group.

The announcement, made by Syrian Information Minister Hamza al-Mustafa and US officials, came shortly after Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in Washington and was welcomed at the White House by US President Donald Trump on Monday.

Al-Mustafa said a “political cooperation declaration” signed by Damascus with the international coalition confirms Syria’s role in “combating terrorism and supporting regional stability”.

“The agreement is political and until now contains no military components,” he wrote in a post on X.

The agreement makes Syria the 90th country to join the coalition, which aims to prevent foreign fighters from joining ISIL’s ranks and eliminating

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