{"id":2389343,"date":"2025-01-12T12:44:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T17:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eu-eyeing-easing-of-syrian-sanctions-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-12T12:45:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T17:45:03","slug":"eu-eyeing-easing-of-syrian-sanctions-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eu-eyeing-easing-of-syrian-sanctions-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"EU eyeing easing of Syrian sanctions &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feu-eyeing-easing-of-syrian-sanctions-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2389343&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The European Union is considering an easing \u200cof sanctions \u200bon Syria,following the recent overthrow of Bashar al-Assad&#8217;s government by Islamist rebels. EU \u2064Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas announced that a meeting of EU foreign ministers is scheduled for January 27 in Brussels to\u2062 discuss potential changes to the sanctions currently targeted at Assad and his allies. Despite the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/duss-boosts-omar-tweet-praising-court-decision-to-investigate-israeli-war-crimes\/\" title=\"Duss Boosts Omar Tweet Praising Court Decision to Investigate Israeli \u2018War Crimes\u2019\">war crimes committed<\/a> by the ruling \u200dgroup,Hayat Tahrir\u200b al-Sham,discussions have\u200c largely centered on the past\u200d government rather than <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">addressing current violations<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">EU eyeing easing of Syrian sanctions<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1908001\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/european-union\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"European Union\">European Union<\/a> is eyeing an easing of sanctions on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/syria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"European Union\">Syria<\/a>, one month after Islamist rebels overthrew the government of Bashar al-Assad.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas announced that all EU foreign ministers would meet in Brussels on Jan. 27 to discuss how to ease sanctions on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-line-for-senior-job-at-state-sanders-aide-accuses-biden-of-illegal-military-action\/\" title=\"In Line For Senior Job at State, Sanders Aide Accuses Biden of Illegal Military Action\">war-torn country<\/a>, <em>Reuters<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/syria-talks-being-held-riyadh-with-western-regional-participation-2025-01-12\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reported\">reported<\/a>. The sanctions currently in place are primarily against the former government of Assad and his allies. Despite the recorded war crimes committed by the ruling Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, an Al Qaeda offshoot, discussions of sanctions were almost entirely focused on the former government.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3256430\/tariffs-crypto-interest-rates-dominate-2025-economic-agenda-trump-administration-shift-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TARIFFS, CRYPTO, AND INTEREST RATES SET TO DOMINATE 2025 ECONOMIC AGENDA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Security members of the new Syrian government stand guard outside the shrine of Sayyida Zaynab, the granddaughter of Prophet Mohammad, in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (AP Photo\/Mosa&rsquo;ab Elshamy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, attending a meeting on Syria&rsquo;s future in Riyadh, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Saudi-Arabia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Saudi Arabia<\/a>, advocated a &ldquo;smart approach to sanctions, providing rapid relief for the Syrian population. Syrians now need a quick dividend from the transition of power, and we continue to help those in Syria who have nothing, as we have done all the years of civil war.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She added that sanctions against &ldquo;Assad&rsquo;s henchmen who committed serious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-calls-on-oakland-leaders-to-allow-police-to-go-after-more-criminals-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Newsom calls on Oakland leaders to allow police to go after more criminals - Washington Examiner\">crimes&#038;rdquo<\/a>; must remain in place.<\/p>\n<p>Baerbock announced $51.2 million in aid from Germany for humanitarian supplies. Germany is leading the effort regarding the easing of sanctions against Syria.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3233838\/which-jan-6-defendants-could-see-pardons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>WHICH JAN. 6 DEFENDERS COULD SEE PARDONS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Germany&rsquo;s foreign minister Annalena Baerbock speaks to the press during a conference on Syria&rsquo;s future attended by top European and Middle Eastern diplomats hosted by Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. (AP Photo\/Baraa Anwer)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Little mention was made of sanctions against the new government.<\/p>\n<p>EU and U.S. sanctions played a key role in toppling Assad&rsquo;s government, wrecking the country&rsquo;s economy to where it struggled to pay its soldiers. The HTS-led rebel offensive in November encountered sparingly little resistance against the demoralized government troops.<\/p>\n<p>The sanctions against the Assad government included the freezing of assets, bans on financial and banking dealings, bans on oil purchases, and bans on most investment and trade.<\/p>\n<p>HTS&rsquo;s leader, Abu Mohammad al Julani, is not only the former emir of the Al Nusra Front, Al Qaeda&rsquo;s affiliate in Syria, but also a former lieutenant of ISIS. A key part of Julani&rsquo;s strategy was to portray HTS as having moderated since its rebranding in 2017 &mdash; something the U.S. has consistently rejected. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following its conquest of Syria, however, U.S. officials are floating the possibility of removing its Foreign Terrorist Organization designation.<\/p>\n<p>Three U.S. officials familiar with the matter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2025\/01\/08\/syria-hts-terrorist-designation-trump-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> the <em>Washington Post<\/em> that the Biden administration would defer to the incoming Trump administration as to whether or not to lift the FTO designation against HTS and its leaders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1908001\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1908001\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EU considers relaxing sanctions on Syria after Assad&#8217;s fall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2389344,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Syria-Germany.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[39748,32402,37868,48359,32076],"class_list":["post-2389343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-eu","tag-international-relations","tag-policy-changes","tag-syrian-sanctions","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Syria-Germany.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2389343"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389343\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2389347,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389343\/revisions\/2389347"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2389344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2389343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2389343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2389343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}