Washington Imposes Fresh Sanctions against Syrian Senior Officials

On Tuesday, the United States decided to impose fresh sanctions against 7 Syrian inpiduals and 10 entities, including, the Central Bank in Syria, according to the U.S. Treasury Department’s website.

In a statement, the Treasury Department said that the actions follows a series of sanctions imposed on Syria this year, mark another round in Washington’s bid to push Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government back to United Nations-led negotiations and broker an end to the country’s nearly decade-long war.

It added that the newly-announced sanctions aim to discourage future investment in government-controlled areas of Syria, force the regime to end its atrocities against the Syrian people, and compel its commitment to the United Nations-facilitated process in line with UN Security Council Resolution 2254.

The US will continue to stand alongside the Syrian people.

Since the start of the conflict, the United States has provided over $12 billion in assistance to Syrians in need.