Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
Light of the Alawites...
to end the country’s vicious, nearly decade-long conflict. The sanctions target Syria’s central bank, an aide to Assad and others.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the United States is intent on "holding accountable the Assad regime for the atrocities it has committed against its own people."
Tuesday’s announcement deepens sanctions on the central bank. Syria’s economy already has seen prices soar and the value of the Syrian currency plunge amid earlier US financial sanctions and the fear of more.
The Treasury Department says the aim "was to discourage future investment in government-controlled areas of Syria" as part of the broader effort to compel Assad’s government to end human rights
...not to be confused with
individual rights,mind you...
violations.
The new sanctions also target Lina Mohammed Nazir al-Kinayeh, whom the Treasury identified as an official in Assad’s presidential office, her husband and their businesses, and others.