Syria's new rulers seek aid boost at EU conference

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The EU led the way as donors on Monday pledged $5.8 billion euros in aid for Syria at a conference in Brussels -- but the call for funding to help the war-torn country after Bashar al-Assad's ouster fell short of…

The EU Commission is increasing its aid commitments to 2.5 billion euros for this year and next. Sanctions will also continue to be suspended – despite the outbreak of violence against Alawites, in which militias of the new rulers were involved.

At a donor conference for the reconstruction of Syria, the EU pledged new aid of almost 2.5 billion euros. The funds should be channelled in the current and next year to Syrians who lived in the country itself and in the region, said EU Commission President von der Leyen at the meeting in Brussels.