IS Syria threatens Ahmed al-Sharaa over Trump meeting

Al Bawaba

22-05-2025

ALBAWABA - Instability remains in Syria despite the fall of the old regime, which was led by Bashar Assad and the appointment of Ahmad al-Sharaa as interim president of Syria.
Recently, Syria has witnessed a significant escalation in threats from the Islamic State (IS/Daesh). The group's threats are not limited to field operations, but also include media attacks and public incitement against the new Syrian government.
Through its weekly newspaper, Al-Naba, the Islamic group attacked Ahmed al-Sharaa after his meeting with US President Donald Trump in Riyadh, during which the US president lifted all sanctions on Damascus.
However, the organization considered that "the picture has become clearer" after this meeting, stressing that al-Sharaa's ideological disagreement with the organization is not political or partisan.
But, IS added in the statement shared on its newspaper that by reviewing the sequence of events that started with Iran's expulsion from Syria, represents "a single package on the international bargaining table," which can be shortcut by the "war on Islam and the protection of international interests," accusing Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa of replacing the "Millat Ibrahim" (referring to the Islamic religion) with the Abraham Accords.