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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Tuesday the imposition of sanctions on “18 individuals and entities for their support of Assad’s war machine and for obstructing efforts to end the Syrian conflict,” he said.
He said: “We support the Syrian people and reaffirm our support for the path of peace stipulated in Security Council Resolution 2254.”
He added: “The Assad regime, with the support of its allies, refuses to end its brutal unnecessary war against the Syrian people and obstructs efforts to reach a political solution.”
He revealed that the sanctions target Asma al-Assad, the wife of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and her immediate family, including Fawaz al-Akhras, Sahar al-Akhras, Firas al-Akhras and Iyad al-Akhras, saying that “his Illicit wealth has been accumulated at the expense of the Syrian people by controlling a vast illegal network with links in Europe and the Gulf Meanwhile, the Syrian people continue to wait in long lines for bread, fuel and medicine, as the Assad regime decides to cut support for these basic needs that Syrians need.
The United States Treasury imposes sanctions against 7 individuals and 10 entities, including the Central Bank of Syria.
The US Treasury said on Tuesday that the US had imposed Syria-related sanctions, targeting 7 individuals and 10 entities, including the Central Bank of Syria.
“Today, in support of the US government’s efforts to improve accountability and reach a political solution to the Syrian conflict, the US Department of the Treasury (OFAC) punished a high-ranking Syrian government official, to her husband, a member of the Syrian People’s Assembly and their business entities, “the ministry said in a statement on its official website.
“Furthermore, the Office of Foreign Assets Control added the Central Bank of Syria to the list of specially designated citizens and banned persons, confirming its status as a banned person, in addition to identifying the properties of previously banned people.”
He indicated that the Office of Foreign Assets Control added two people, nine business entities and the Central Bank of Syria to the list of identified individuals.
The Treasury confirmed that, through this measure, its aim is to discourage future investment in government-controlled areas in Syria and to force Damascus into the UN-led process in accordance with Council Resolution 2254.
Along with the Treasury Department classifications, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also classified six Syrians today in accordance with Article 2 of Executive Order No. 13894, by freezing their properties and barring entry to some people who contributed to the situation. In Syria.
The ministry confirmed that the United States will continue to support the Syrian people.
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