"If passed, the NDAA would repeal the 2019 Caesar Act, which sanctioned the Syrian government for war crimes during the country's 13-year-long civil war. It would also require the White House to issue frequent reports confirming that Syria's new government is combating Islamist fighters and upholding the rights of religious and ethnic minorities. Human rights advocates have welcomed the easing of heavy sanctions that the US and other Western countries imposed on Syria during the war."
"With this NDAA, as many know, we are repealing sanctions on Syria that were placed there because of Bashar al-Assad and the torture of his people, Representative Brian Mast of Florida said. We're giving Syria a chance to chart a post-Assad future. Mast had previously been opposed to dropping the sanctions. In his statement on the House floor on Wednesday, he warned that, under the bill, the White House could reimpose sanctions if the president views it necessary."
The U.S. House advanced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would repeal the 2019 Caesar Act sanctions on Syria. The repeal was attached to the NDAA and now moves to the Senate for an expected end-of-year vote. The NDAA would require regular White House reports confirming that Syria's new government is combating Islamist fighters and protecting religious and ethnic minorities. The repeal is described as giving Syria a chance to chart a post-Assad future while the bill allows the president to reimpose sanctions if necessary. Human rights advocates welcomed the easing of heavy sanctions as a boost to Syria's economic recovery after years of devastation. The Caesar Act originated in 2019 and many sanctions have been removed since December 2024.
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