Watch: BBC speaks to Syrian insurgent chief Ahmed al-Sharaa

Syria’s de facto chief, Ahmed al-Sharaa, mentioned his nation is exhausted by struggle and isn’t a risk to its neighbours or to the West.

Talking to the BBC’s Jeremy Bowen in Damascus, Sharaa mentioned sanctions on Syria ought to be lifted and that his group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), ought to be de-listed as a terrorist organisation.

Sharaa led HTS and different insurgent teams within the offensive that toppled former President Bashar al-Assad’s regime lower than two weeks in the past.

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