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Iraq's Zaidi meets Sharaa on first Syria visit: What to know

Al-Monitor28 October 2026, 15:34 UTCSyria

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has sought to assuage concerns about his past militant activity in Iraq, whose oil trade and security cooperation with his two country is rising.

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