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On November 6, 2025, the United Nations Security Council adopted [3] Resolution 2799, removing two Syrian officials from the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida sanctions list. The delisted individuals included Syria’s transitional President, Ahmed al-Sharaa and the Interior Minister, Anas Hasan Khattab.

The resolution reaffirmed the Security Council’s respect for the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and national unity of the Syrian Arab Republic and noted the Council’s intention to support Syria’s long-term reconstruction, stability, and economic development. The Council also welcomed Syria’s commitments to facilitating unhindered humanitarian access and to countering terrorism.

Acting under its Chapter VII powers, the Security Council adopted the resolution with fourteen votes in favor, none against, and one abstention—China, which expressed concerns about the United States sponsored text. Syria welcomed the adoption of the resolution.