224K views · 3.6K reactions | Less than a year after his lightning power grab, Syria's President Ahmed Al-Sharaa is capping his transformation from jihadist to global statesman in a historic visit to the White House that says as much about the young leader as it does his push for his country's diplomatic reinvention. CNN's Paula Hancocks reports. Read more: https://cnn.it/4qSCDsT | CNN International | Facebook