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Rubio Says Syria Could Be Weeks Away From 'Full-Scale Civil War'
- On Tuesday in Washington DC, Marco Rubio cautioned that Syria might be only weeks away from descending into a large-scale civil war and potentially breaking apart as a nation.
- This warning follows years of civil war since 2011, deep internal distrust among minorities, clashes targeting Alawite and Druze communities, and longstanding US sanctions aimed at Assad's regime.
- Meanwhile, the European Union lifted economic sanctions on Syria on Tuesday, suspending restrictions on Syrian banks and assets but keeping individual sanctions related to ethnic tensions.
- Rubio mentioned that Trump intends to grant temporary exemptions from the Caesar Act sanctions to facilitate aid, but noted that the transitional leadership did not meet the FBI's background screening criteria. He added that engaging with them could be successful, but there is also a possibility it may fail.
- The lifting of sanctions could enable regional aid and investment, but Rubio noted fears of US sanctions hamper help, and the situation's fragility suggests ongoing risks for Syria's stability and security.
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UN envoy said Syria sees cautious optimism
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The U.S. Warns that Syria Could Be “in Weeks of a Large-Scale Civil War”
President Trump received last week in Riyadh the new Syrian leader, former jihadist Al Sharaa, and lifted the sanctions imposed during the era of Bashar al Assad. But he is far from satisfied with the actions of the acting Syrian president, because he believes that they are creating the conditions for the country to split again and face “in a large-scale civil war.” In those terms, the U.S. Senate has expressed Secretary of State Marco Rubio, wh…
Syrians hope for economic recovery after West lifts sanctions
At a currency exchange in Damascus, Anas al-Shammaa is one of many Syrians hopeful that promised relief from Western sanctions will help revive their country's economy after years of war and isolation."We were totally cut off from the world," said Shammaa, 45, who has been running the exchange shop since 2008.With the lifting of sanctions, "we hope that the Syrian economy will start to recover both gradually and quickly", he told AFP.
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