The US Congress could soon repeal the so-called Caesar Act sanctions on Syria, with the proposal appearing in the National Defence Authorisation Act for Fiscal Year 2026.
The Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act, signed into law in 2019, was aimed at members of the regime of former president Bashar Al Assad who were accused of war crimes and human rights abuses.
Legislators released the final text of the defence bill at the weekend, and the legislation could face a vote as early as this week.
The repeal of the sanctions comes with conditions, however: it mandates a review of the situation in Syria every 180 days over the course of four years to ensure that Damascus is taking appropriate action in areas including combating ISIS, removing foreign fighters from government roles, and upholding religious and ethnic minority rights, among others.
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