"The United Nations Security Council has voted to remove sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and his Interior Minister Anas Khattab following a resolution championed by the United States. In a largely symbolic move, the UNSC delisted the Syrian government officials from the ISIL (ISIS) and al-Qaeda sanctions list, in a resolution approved by 14 council members on Thursday. China abstained."
"Al-Sharaa led opposition fighters who overthrew President Bashar al-Assad's government in December. His group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), began an offensive on November 27, 2024, reaching Damascus in only 12 days, resulting in the end of the al-Assad family's 53-year reign. The collapse of the al-Assad family's rule has been described as a historic moment nearly 14 years after Syrians rose in peaceful protests against a government that met them with violence that quickly spiralled into a bloody civil war."
"Since coming to power, al-Sharaa has called on the US to formally lift sanctions on his country, saying the sanctions imposed on the previous Syrian leadership were no longer justified. US President Donald Trump met the Syrian president in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, in May and ordered most sanctions lifted. However, the most stringent sanctions were imposed by Congress under the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act in 2019 and will require a congressional vote to remove them permanently."
The UN Security Council voted 14–0, with China abstaining, to delist Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Interior Minister Anas Khattab from ISIL and al-Qaeda sanctions. The formal lifting of sanctions is largely symbolic, as travel waivers had been granted for al-Sharaa in his official role. An assets freeze and arms embargo will also be lifted. Al-Sharaa’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham led an offensive beginning 27 November 2024 that reached Damascus in 12 days and ended the al-Assad family’s 53-year rule. Most US executive sanctions were ordered lifted by President Trump, while the Caesar Act requires congressional action.
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