A life-saving United Nations mapping system to coordinate rescue efforts was blocked in Syria by US sanctions following a devastating earthquake that hit Syria and Turkey on February 6, Middle East Eye reported on Wednesday.
US Sanctions Blocked UN Earthquake Rescue System in Syria
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House Overwhelmingly Approves Resolution to Maintain Syria Sanctions After Earthquake
Only Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) voted against the resolution
House Overwhelmingly Approves Resolution to Maintain Syria Sanctions After Earthquake
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US Doesn’t Want Countries Working With Syria’s Assad on Earthquake Relief
The State Department on Monday reaffirmed its opposition to countries upgrading their ties with the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, even if it is an effort to aid Syria’s earthquake relief.
US Doesn’t Want Countries Working With Syria’s Assad on Earthquake Relief
Did the U.S. really lift sanctions off Syria temporarily?
The “humanitarian exemptions”, on Syrian sanctions, are conditional!
The U.S. Treasury announced a decision on February 9 claiming to allow an easing of sanctions imposed on Syria for the ensuing six months until August 8, as part of “earthquake relief efforts.”
Did the U.S. really lift sanctions off Syria temporarily?
The decision allows for “third parties” to transfer aid to Syria without fear of U.S. sanctions, but should only be intended for aid to earthquake-effected areas. Nonetheless, the sanctions programs applied to Syria for many years, the most severe of which are the Caesar Act (2019) and Captagon Act (2022), provide for “humanitarian exceptions,” but are conditional on U.S. approval.
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Did the U.S. lift sanctions on Syria?
So any earthquake relief effort must take place away from the Syrian state. In other words, it must contribute to undermining the sovereignty of the Syrian state, or it will not take place.
UN Experts: Iranians With Blood Disorder are Dying Due to US Sanctions
UN experts said this week that US sanctions on Iran are causing more deaths of Iranians with thalassemia, a congenital blood disorder that requires specialized medicine.
UN Experts: Iranians With Blood Disorder are Dying Due to US Sanctions
Israel Threatens to Bomb Humanitarian Aid to Earthquake-Hit Syria
An unnamed Israeli military official has threatened to bomb Iran’s shipments of humanitarian aid to Syria, following a devastating earthquake in the Arab country’s northwestern region.
Israel Threatens to Bomb Humanitarian Aid to Earthquake-Hit Syria
West Admits Jets for Ukraine will Take Years + US Sanctions Blocking Syrian Earthquake Relief
Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for February 13, 2023 + US sanctions deliberately compounding Syrian earthquake relief efforts:
West Admits Jets for Ukraine will Take Years + US Sanctions Blocking Syrian Earthquake Relief (Odysee) via The New Atlas
US announces 180-day exemption to Syria sanctions for disaster aid
The US has temporarily eased its sanctions on Syria in an effort to speed up aid deliveries to the country’s north-west, where almost no humanitarian assistance has arrived despite the deaths of thousands in this week’s earthquake.
US announces 180-day exemption to Syria sanctions for disaster aid
H/T: Daily Debrief
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Quake Response in Syria Faces Obstacles, Says Top U.N. Aid Official
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A top U.N. humanitarian official said damage to roads, fuel shortages and harsh winter weather in Syria were hampering the agency’s response to an earthquake on Monday that killed more than 1,200 in the country and left millions in need of aid.
Quake Response in Syria Faces Obstacles, Says Top U.N. Aid Official
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Western selective humanitarianism, Syria earthquake falls on deaf ears
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