US Parliament refuses to end sanctions against 5 countries, including Syria

​​​​​​​The US House of Representatives, by a large majority, refused to end sanctions against 5 countries, including Syria.

US Parliament refuses to end sanctions against 5 countries, including Syria
19 July, 2023   08:27
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Four US Republicans, Lauren Boebert, Matt Gaetz, Paul Gosar and Eli Crane, used separate measures known as priority resolutions to request votes on ending longstanding emergencies in five countries: Syria. , Yemen, Iraq, Libya and the Democratic Republic of the Congo," according to Reuters.

The US House of Representatives, by a large majority, rejected ending the emergency through several votes, after Republican and Democratic lawmakers warned that ending it "would unfreeze the assets of armed group leaders, arms dealers, and war crimes suspects, while denying reparations to American victims of terrorism".

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