Syria removed from US arms export ban list
- US has gradually loosened restrictions placed on Syria during the Assad era to aid country’s recovery from conflict.
- The United States has removed Syria from a list of countries banned from buying or importing US weapons as Washington continues to strengthen ties with the government in Damascus.
- The US Department of State said on Wednesday that it was changing the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, or ITAR, to remove Syria from the list and allow US arms sales on a case-by-case basis.
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- US has gradually loosened restrictions placed on Syria during the Assad era to aid country’s recovery from conflict.
- The United States has removed Syria from a list of countries banned from buying or importing US weapons as Washington continues to strengthen ties with the government in Damascus.
- The US Department of State said on Wednesday that it was changing the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, or ITAR, to remove Syria from the list and allow US arms sales on a case-by-case basis.
Sources: Al Jazeera