EU Sanctions Syrian Militia Groups over Ethnic Violence Targeting Alawites

EU sanctions Sunni factions accused of violence against Syria’s Alawites, Kurds

As former rebel leaders take positions in the new Syrian government, Kurdish officials warn of renewed threats to their autonomy.

EU sanctions Syria's HTS over 'killings’, US consortium inks $7bn deal

President Donald Trump recently ordered the lifting of sanctions against Syria's self-proclaimed president Abu Mohammed al-Jolani.

EU imposes sanctions on Syrian army brigades over ‘torture, arbitrary killings’

Damascus's forces continue to carry out sectarian killings and persecute minorities in Syria

EU sanctions Syria militias accused of attacks on Alawites

The European Union lifted a wide range of sanctions on Syria on Wednesday, but slapped new ones on people and groups it says participated in attacks on civilians during a wave of violence in the Syrian coastal region in March. The move lifted most sanctions that had been imposed on the country, including on its financial system, while keeping them in place on individuals and organisations in Syria it says violated human rights or for "security g…

EU slaps sanctions on alleged culprits of attacks on Syria’s Alawites

The EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced plans to remove sanctions last week, but said the move was "conditional" and that sanctions could be resumed if the new government doesn’t keep the peace.

EU sanctions Syrian militia groups over ethnic violence targeting Alawites

The EU on Wednesday imposed sanctions on three Syrian militia groups and two of their leaders over human rights abuses committed against members of Syria's Alawite minority during a round of deadly ethnic…