The placement of 700,000 Syrians is a “Strategic resource” for Syria. Not for Germany.
“I think I will. Why wouldn’t I? He’s done a great job,” Trump responded when reporters asked if Syria could be stricken from the list.
Trump said Syria has become “very stable” under Sharaa’s leadership and “we’re proud of that.”
Trump also suggested Syria “could help with Hezbollah,” the Iran-backed Lebanese terrorist group that has attacked Israel from both Lebanese and Syrian soil.
President Trump has spoken highly of Sharaa since their first meeting at the White House in November 2025, despite the Syrian leader’s history as a member of al-Qaeda and his time in prison after being captured by U.S. forces in Iraq. Trump described Sharaa as a “young, attractive guy” and a “tough guy” with a “very strong past” after that meeting.
Sharaa led an alliance of insurgents and jihadis to overthrow Syrian dictator Bashar Assad in December 2024, bringing a surprise end to the long and brutal Syrian civil war. Sharaa has shown interest in mending fences with the United States and European nations and his government is not overly fond of Assad’s former patrons, Russia and Iran.
Trump lifted what sanctions he could from Syria by executive order in June 2025, and a few months later Congress permanently repealed sanctions that were imposed against the Assad regime. The repeal was unconditional, but Congress included a requirement for periodic reports on counter-terrorism and human rights progress under Sharaa’s government. The Treasury Department removed Syria from its list of “Specially Designated Global Terrorists” in November 2025, at the same time the United Nations removed Syria from its own sanctions list. As of Wednesday, Syria remains on the State Sponsors of Terrorism (SST) list, a much more exclusive document that currently names only three other nations: Cuba, North Korea, and Iran.
Syria has rejected Germany’s plan to return over 700,000 Syrian refugees to their home country. “We categorically reject any attempts at forced deportation,” said Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani. He added that Syrians in Germany are a “strategic resource” rather than a burden.
Syria: Islamic jihadis have murdered over 600 Alawites, Druze, Murshidis, Ismailis, and Christians since January 1
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham is an avowedly Islamic group. It aims to implement Islamic law. And it is brutal and violent toward those whom it considers unbelievers and heretical Muslims. “Kill them wherever you find them.” — Qur’an 2:191 “Kill them wherever you find them.” — Qur’an 4:89 “Kill them wherever you find them.” — Qur’an 4:91 “Kill the polytheists wherever you find them.” — Qur’an 9:5 “Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. And those with him are ruthless against the unbelievers and merciful among themselves.” — Qur’an 48:29 “Hundreds of Syrians killed in sectarian attacks since start of 2026,” The Cradle, April 25, 2026:Since the beginning of the year, nearly 400 Syrians have become victims of sectarian-motivated killings in the governorates of Hama and Homs, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on 24 April, as the country’s minority religious groups continue to be targeted by militants affiliated with the government in Damascus.Overall, some 614 Syrians suffered violent deaths since the start of 2026, as part of a “widening circle of violence and insecurity in various parts of the country,” SOHR stated. Of those 614 killings in Hama and Homs, some 387 have resulted from “sectarian affiliation.” Both Hama and Homs governorates have mixed populations of Alawites and Sunnis. Since ousting the government of Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, self-proclaimed President Ahmad al-Sharaa, a former Al-Qaeda commander, has filled the country’s security forces with Sunni extremists from the ranks of his militant group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), an offshoot of ISIS. Sharaa’s security forces and affiliated extremist factions have primarily targeted the Alawite religious minority, whom they blame for supporting Assad and whom they view as apostates deserving to be killed and their property taken, based on the religious ideology of the medieval Islamic scholar Ibn Taymiyyah. Nevertheless, Sharaa’s forces have also targeted Syria’s other minority groups, such as the Druze, Murshidis, Ismailis, and Christians. Previous blog entry:
Syrian Savages in Germany Welcome ISIS Headchopper
Merz said he wants to send up to 800,000 Syrians home till 2030, starting with the criminals.
Here they celebrated their (“ex ISIS”) president in Germany yesterday. I don’t trust Merz for one second. But it is clear that they all have to go home. pic.twitter.com/V7OE6XMm9A — Martin Sellner (@MartinSellner_) March 31, 2026
