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In a press statement, Al-Julani indicated a shift in strategy for HTS, proposing the disbanding of its armed units to integrate into the regular Syrian army. Furthermore, he advocated for the lifting of international sanctions against Syria, which have been in place largely due to the Assad regime's violent crackdown on dissent since the outbreak of the civil war in 2011. These sanctions, primarily instigated by the United States and the European Union, have contributed to the challenging humanitarian situation in the country. Al-Julani asserted that only through alleviating these sanctions could refugees, displaced by years of conflict, contemplate returning home.