{"id":38138,"date":"2025-05-29T08:14:52","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T08:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/?p=38138"},"modified":"2025-05-29T08:14:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T08:14:52","slug":"eu-sanctions-syrian-militia-leaders-lifts-most-sanctions-on-damascus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/29\/05\/2025\/eu-sanctions-syrian-militia-leaders-lifts-most-sanctions-on-damascus\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Sanctions Syrian Militia Leaders, Lifts Most Sanctions on Damascus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>BRUSSELS <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 The European Union imposed sanctions on individuals and groups involved in violent incidents in Syria\u2019s coastal provinces of Tartus and Latakia in March, while simultaneously enacting a decision to lift most of its economic sanctions on Damascus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The EU targeted Mohammad Hussein al-Jassem, known as \u201cAbu Amsha\u201d, and Saif Bulad, known as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abu Bakr<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, both commanders in the Syrian National Army (SNA), a coalition of opposition groups backed by Turkey. Also sanctioned were three SNA factions: the Sultan Suleiman Shah Division, Hamza Division, and Sultan Murad Division.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Read also: <a href=\"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/22\/05\/2025\/eus-lifting-of-sanctions-on-syria-welcomed-internationally\/#\">EU\u2019s Lifting of Sanctions on Syria Welcomed Internationally<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abu Amsha, the commander of the Sultan Suleiman Shah Division, has been previously sanctioned by the United States for serious human rights abuses, including forced displacement, illegal property seizures, and torture in the Kurdish-majority region of Afrin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saif Bulad, a senior figure in the Hamza Division, has faced similar allegations and was linked to the 2019 killing of Kurdish politician Havrin Khalaf, a high-profile assassination that drew international condemnation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite their records, both men were recently appointed to senior positions in the newly formed Defense Ministry under the Syrian transitional government.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/?uri=OJ:L_202501110\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">statement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the EU said the measures were in response to \u201cserious human rights violations and abuses\u201d committed during the unrest in the coastal cities, and affirmed its commitment to accountability and justice for victims.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Separately, the bloc announced it had lifted the bulk of its economic sanctions on Syria, except for those tied to \u201csecurity concerns.\u201d According to the EU, the internal and external networks of the Syrian regime have not been dismantled and continue to pose a threat to regional stability and the country\u2019s political transition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Read also: <a href=\"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/17\/05\/2025\/reuters-syria-plans-to-print-a-new-currency-in-germany-and-the-uae\/#\">Reuters: Syria Plans to Print a New Currency in Germany and the UAE\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the easing of economic restrictions, individuals and entities linked to the Assad government will remain under targeted sanctions, the EU said, citing their potential role in financing or supporting actions that obstruct political progress.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earlier, EU diplomats confirmed that all 27 member states had reached a preliminary agreement to lift economic sanctions, in what was described as an effort to support Syria\u2019s recovery following years of conflict and the removal of former President Bashar al-Assad, according to Agence France-Presse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BRUSSELS \u2013 The European Union imposed sanctions on individuals and groups involved in violent incidents in Syria\u2019s coastal provinces of Tartus and Latakia in March, while simultaneously enacting a decision to lift most of its economic sanctions on Damascus. 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