Last update: Thursday 30 Muharram 1445 AH – August 17, 2023 KSA 18:21 – GMT 15:21
Publication date: Friday 1 Safar 1445 AH – August 18, 2023 KSA 18:04 – GMT 15:04
Source: event.net
Today, Thursday, the US Treasury announced the imposition of sanctions on the leaders of two armed groups in the Afrin region of northern Syria, due to human rights violations.
The ministry said in a statement that the sanctions target the Hamzah Division, the Sultan Suleiman Shah Division, and three members of the leadership structures of the two groups.
The ministry added that the Afrin region “is largely controlled by a mixture of armed groups, many of which use violence to control the movement of goods and people in their lands.”
It also added that these armed groups have added to the suffering caused by years of civil war in northern Syria and “impeded the recovery of the region by engaging in gross human rights violations against the population.”
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2023-08-17 15:23:07
