Postwar Syria Is Still Suffering Under US Sanctions

Syrians welcome US sanctions relief, though likely won't lead to economic revival

In a partial policy shift, the US has eased some sanctions on Syria, allowing humanitarian aid, remittances and limited civil sector activity; how this impacts the average Syrian is still not clear

Postwar Syria Is Still Suffering Under US Sanctions

Syria is open for business, its people eager to invest, rebuild and consume. But the U.S. economic sanctions originally placed on the now-ousted Assad regime remain in place, preventing any significant postwar rebuilding from moving forward. Syria also continues to endure airstrikes by Israel, which have eviscerated the country’s defense infrastructure and continue to put people’s lives and livelihoods at risk. Two U.S. lawmakers who visited Dam…