The US has decided to no longer offer a $10 million reward for information about the whereabouts of Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa, better known as Abu Mohammad al-Julani. He is the leader of the powerful jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Syria. This change came after a high-level meeting between US diplomats and the leaders of HTS in Damascus last Friday.

The meeting marks a huge shift in US policy, as it was the first time American officials visited Syria since 2012 when the US clo...