Twelve years on from the beginning of Syria’s war
Al JazeeraMAY 2023
These sanctions are another positive step in the isolation of the Syrian government, as it presides over one of the largest illicit drug empires in the world. Following a war in which the Assad regime killed Syrians with barrel bombs, starvation sieges, and chemical weapons, Damascus is now exporting misery via the Captagon trade. The international community must continue striving for justice in Syria.
These sanctions against Syria are just another element of the West's dirty war against the country. Indeed, there is no evidence connecting the government to the Captagon trade. After spending the last decade supporting Jihadist terrorists who ultimately failed in overthrowing Syria's legitimate government, the West has sought to starve Syria and are using sanctions to prevent it from rebuilding. The West's imperial campaign against Syria continues unabated.