Donald Trump announced last week that the US would roll back the heavy financial penalties in a bid to give the interim government a better chance of survival. The Trump administration said businesses and investors are getting the protection against sanctions they need to come back to Syria, calling it “the opportunity for a fresh start.”
US President Donald Trump. Pic/PTI
The Trump administration granted Syria sweeping exemptions from sanctions on Saturday in a big first step toward fulfilling the US President’s pledge to lift a half-century of penalties on a country shattered by 13 years of civil war.
While broad, the administration’s actions could possibly be reversed. Syrians say they need permanent relief to secure the tens of billions of dollars in investment needed to rebuild after a conflict that fragmented the country, displaced or killed millions of people, and left behind thousands of fighters. Syria is now led by Ahmad al-Sharaa, a former militia commander who helped drive longtime leader Bashar Assad from power last year.
Donald Trump announced last week that the US would roll back the heavy financial penalties in a bid to give the interim government a better chance of survival. The Trump administration said businesses and investors are getting the protection against sanctions they need to come back to Syria, calling it “the opportunity for a fresh start.”
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