BEIRUT — Two decades ago, Ahmad al-Sharaa was held in a U.S.-run detention center in Iraq after joining al-Qaida militants fighting against American forces there.
Few would have predicted that he would go on to become the first Syrian president…

BEIRUT — Two decades ago, Ahmad al-Sharaa was held in a U.S.-run detention center in Iraq after joining al-Qaida militants fighting against American forces there.
Few would have predicted that he would go on to become the first Syrian president…