Before becoming the first Syrian president to visit the White House, Ahmed Al-Sharaa was seen playing basketball with top US military officials in a video posted to social media yesterday. Al-Sharaa is set to meet with President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, on Monday. | CNN

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