WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Less than two weeks after the Trump administration’s controversial missile strike on a Syrian government airbase, the U.S. Treasury has moved to place sanctions on 271 Syrians who the U.S. alleges are involved in the research and production of chemical weapons. All of the newly-sanctioned Syrians are employees of Syria’s
U.S. Targets 271 Syrians With Sanctions For Alleged Role In Chemical Weapons Program
New sanctions that will freeze the U.S. assets of 271 Syrians are being put into place. The sanctions’ targets allegedly had a role in a deadly chemical weapons attack that took place earlier this month — but some say the sanctions are being used to pressure the Syrian government.
