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June 17, 2020       Share:    

Source: https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-a-un-security-council-briefing-on-the-political-situation-in-syria-via-vtc/

U.S. to Impose Sanctions on Syria Aimed at Blocking Assad's Military Victory

(U.S. Mission to UN) U.S. Ambassador to the UN Kelly Craft told the Security Council on Tuesday: "The United States is resolute in our commitment to reaching a political solution to the Syrian conflict...[and] to deny the Assad regime and its allies a military victory in its nearly decade-long war against the Syrian people....Our aim is to deprive the Assad regime of the revenue and the support it has used to commit the large-scale atrocities and human rights violations that prevent a political resolution." "The mandatory sanctions provided for in the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019 are aimed at deterring bad actors who continue to aid and finance the Assad regime's atrocities against the Syrian people while simply enriching themselves and their families."

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