EU foreign ministers will meet to discuss easing sanctions on Syria, primarily targeting the former Assad government. Despite the recent change in power, discussions center on the previous regime, with Saudi Arabia advocating for a 'smart approach' that benefits the Syrian population.
EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas announced that all EU foreign ministers would meet in Brussels on Jan. 27 to discuss how to ease sanctions on the war-torn country. The sanctions currently in place are primarily against the former government of Assad and his allies. Despite the recorded war crimes committed by the ruling Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, an Al Qaeda offshoot, discussions of sanctions were almost entirely focused on the former government.
Saudi Arabia advocated a “smart approach to sanctions, providing rapid relief for the Syrian population. Syrians now need a quick dividend from the transition of power, and we continue to help those in Syria who have nothing, as we have done all the years of civil war.” She added that sanctions against “Assad’s henchmen who committed serious crimes” must remain in place. Baerbock announced $51.2 million in aid from Germany for humanitarian supplies. Germany is leading the effort regarding the easing of sanctions against Syria. EU and U.S. sanctions played a key role in toppling Assad’s government, wrecking the country’s economy to where it struggled to pay its soldiers. The HTS-led rebel offensive in November encountered sparingly little resistance against the demoralized government troops. The sanctions against the Assad government included the freezing of assets, bans on financial and banking dealings, bans on oil purchases, and bans on most investment and trade. HTS’s leader, Abu Mohammad al Julani, is not only the former emir of the Al Nusra Front, Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria, but also a former lieutenant of ISIS. A key part of Julani’s strategy was to portray HTS as having moderated since its rebranding in 2017 — something the U.S. has consistently rejected. Following its conquest of Syria, however, U.S. officials are floating the possibility of removing its Foreign Terrorist Organization designation.that the Biden administration would defer to the incoming Trump administration as to whether or not to lift the FTO designation against HTS and its leaders
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