US Considers Reimplementation of Caesar Sanctions on Syria Amid SDF Campaign: Report
The United States has allegedly warned of reinstating the Caesar sanctions on Syria in response to the Arab regime forces' enforcement actions against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a coalition led by Kurds and supported by Washington.
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance issued a cautionary statement to Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, advising against initiating a military operation targeting the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that Vance urged al-Sharaa in a phone conversation to address and resolve disputes with the Kurdish factions.
In June, Trump authorized an executive order aimed at mitigating Washington’s sanctions imposed on the Syrian regime.
According to assessments from the United States reported by the Wall Street Journal, the Syrian regime is reportedly preparing a “massive, multipronged operation” targeting Kurdish-led forces. This operation has the potential to extend into regions where US military personnel are stationed. The United States opposes the operation against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
At that time, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt asserted that Trump’s directive to relax unilateral US sanctions was intended “to foster and uphold the nation’s journey toward stability and peace.”
Trump’s executive order relaxed U.S. sanctions on entities deemed essential to Syria’s development, governance operations, and efforts to reconstruct the nation’s social infrastructure.
Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) forces in Syria have initiated a major crackdown on Kurdish neighborhoods in Aleppo, areas that are under the control of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
Since 1979, the Arab nation has been subjected to a series of sanctions imposed by the United States.
In 2011, Washington ramped up sanctions against an Arab nation in response to attacks from foreign-supported terrorist organizations, such as Daesh. Further expanding these measures, the United States ratified the Caesar Act in 2019, focusing on individuals and businesses involved, whether directly or indirectly, in the reconstruction initiatives in Syria.
In the interim, instability has continued to plague the Arab nation a year following the removal of former leader Bashar al-Assad.
