The United States developed diplomatic relations with Syria in 1944 following US determination that Syria had achieved effective independence from a French mandate. Syria cut its relations with US in 1967 in the wake of the Arab-Israeli War, and relations were re-established in 1974.
Syria’s solidity and its position in regional security politics have become more indecisive and tentative since early 2011. In spite of a lack of political consistency or accord of purpose among the country’s opposition forces, rural areas and smaller cities prolong to experience progressively more armed instability.
The chorus of intercontinental strain on Syria has gradually enlarged. The US and EU have strengthened independent sanction systems, turned to the UN to deepen international stress and have explicitly called President Bashar Al-Asad to step aside. Turkey is one of Syria’s most vocal opponents currently.
A new opinion poll indicates that an irresistible majority of Americans are against US martial intervention in Syria. The US is ready furnishing the martial operates in Syria with intelligence and finances while its local associates are providing them with weapons. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned the martial / military involvement in Syria, saying that the US military involvement in Syria crisis would be a mistake and the result would be cluttered and volatile. The President of Syria said on May 18 2013 that militants from 29 various countries were fighting against the government in different parts of the country.
US Assistance to Syria:
The US is committed to helping the innocent people affected by the ongoing conflict in Syria. The Unites States is providing food aid, medical supplies, and other relief supplies – including heaters and blankets – to help those affected by the crisis all over the country.
Mutual Economic Relations:
Syria was subjected to US economic sanctions since 2004 under the Syria Accountability Act, which restricts the export of many American products to Syria. Sanctions in August 2008 prohibited the export of American services to Syria and banned the Americans from getting involved in the Syrian petroleum sector, including importing Syrian petroleum products. As a result to the current political regime brutality against peaceful protesters beginning in April 2011, designating in those complicit human rights abuses or supporting the Assad regime.
Syria’s International Participation:
Syria and the US belong to a number of same international organizations, including the United Nations (UN), International Monetary Funds; Syria also is an onlooker to the World Trade Organization.
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