Syria's de facto leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, oreground left, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, meets with Walid Ellafi, right, Libyan minister of state for communication and political affairs, in the presidential palace in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

A street vendor fills up a car's tank with gasoline on a road in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

People stand next to cylinders as they wait in line to buy gas on a street at the Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Members of the security forces of the newly formed Syrian government stand guard at a security checkpoint on the Syrian border with Lebanon, Friday, Dec. 27, 2024 (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Syria's de facto leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, foreground, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, walks in the presidential palace ahead of his meeting with Walid Ellafi, Libyan minister of state for communication and political affairs, in Damascus, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

A member of the security forces of the newly formed Syrian government stands on guard at a security checkpoint on the Syrian border with Lebanon, Friday, Dec. 27, 2024 (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Members of the security forces of the newly formed Syrian government inspect vehicles at a security checkpoint on the Syrian border with Lebanon, Friday, Dec. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)