US removes Syria from arms export ban as Trump administration draws closer to new Syrian government

The Trump administration is removing Syria from the list of countries prohibited from purchasing or importing U.S. weaponry. This move is part of a broader effort to ease sanctions on the Syrian government.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is removing Syria from a list of countries that are not allowed to purchase or import U.S. weaponry, a step that is part of a monthslong process of easing sanctions on the new government in Damascus and its leaders. In a notice published Wednesday in the Federal Register, the...
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