Trump asks Syria to join Abraham Accords, normalize ties with Israel in return for sanctions relief

President Donald Trump asked Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to fully normalize relations with Israel in exchange for sanctions relief. 

In a readout of the pivotal Wednesday meeting for Syria, Trump encouraged al-Sharaa to sign onto the Abraham Accords with Israel, tell all foreign terrorists to leave Syria, deport "Palestinian terrorists," help the U.S. prevent the resurgence of ISIS and assume charge of ISIS detention centers in northeast Syria. 

Some 10,000 ISIS fighters are imprisoned in the region, where the U.S.-backed Kurdish militia, known as the Syrian Democratic Forces, is charged with keeping them locked up. 

The U.S. has about 1,400 troops stationed in Syria to fight ISIS. 

Trump said Tuesday it was a "dream" for Saudi Arabia to join the accords, but ...