US Embassy in Syria: Sanctions to Continue Under Caesar Act Until Regime Ends Violence

 General view shows Damascus, Syria. Reuters file photo
General view shows Damascus, Syria. Reuters file photo
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US Embassy in Syria: Sanctions to Continue Under Caesar Act Until Regime Ends Violence

 General view shows Damascus, Syria. Reuters file photo
General view shows Damascus, Syria. Reuters file photo

The US embassy in Damascus said in statements on Sunday that Washington will continue to impose sanctions on Syria under the Caesar Act until the Syrian regime ends its violence.

“One year ago, President Donald Trump signed the Caesar Act into law to hold Bashar al-Assad and his regime accountable for the atrocities they have carried out in Syria. Since then, we've sanctioned over 90 of Assad's enablers for perpetuating a needless, brutal war,” the embassy wrote on its Twitter account.

It also stressed that Washington would continue these sanctions until the Syrian regime ends its campaign of violence against the Syrian people and until Damascus takes irreversible steps toward a political solution in line with UNSCR 2254, the only viable path to a stable future for all Syrians.

Also, in a statement issued on the Fifth Anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 2254, US Special Envoy for Syria Joel Rayburn said last week that the Assad regime, with support from Russia and Iran, continues to prolong the Syrian conflict by waging a futile but brutal war against the Syrian people.

“Their actions prevent progress on the ground, deepen the suffering of all Syrian and block efforts to fully implement UNSC Resolution 2254,” Rayburn said.

He added that the international community must take action to ensure that the Syrian government ceases its obstruction of the UN Resolution and implements its provisions in full and without further delay.

"The Assad regime and Russia thus far have refused to answer the calls of UN Secretary-General Guterres and UN Special Envoy Pedersen for a nation-wide ceasefire" stressed Rayburn.



Five Injured in Israeli Drone Strike in Southern Lebanon

File photo: Smoke billowing above the Lebanese village of Bint Jbeil during Israeli bombardment. (AFP)
File photo: Smoke billowing above the Lebanese village of Bint Jbeil during Israeli bombardment. (AFP)
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Five Injured in Israeli Drone Strike in Southern Lebanon

File photo: Smoke billowing above the Lebanese village of Bint Jbeil during Israeli bombardment. (AFP)
File photo: Smoke billowing above the Lebanese village of Bint Jbeil during Israeli bombardment. (AFP)

An Israeli drone strike targeted at dawn on Friday a gas station in southern Lebanon and injured five individuals.

The gas station located along the road leading to the town of Hula in southern Lebanon was hit with three missiles and left five people injured, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported.

Despite a November 27 ceasefire that sought to halt more than a year of conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah, Israel has continued to conduct near-daily strikes in Lebanon.

The Israeli military has said it was behind other attacks that it said killed Hezbollah members.