Fury boils over persistent U.S. sanctions on war-torn, now quake-hit Syria

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Fury boils over persistent U.S. sanctions on war-torn, now quake-hit Syria

STORY: Fury boils over persistent U.S. sanctions on war-torn, now quake-hit Syria DATELINE: Feb. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:18 LOCATION: ALEPPO, Syria CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the aftermath 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MUHAMMAD HIJAZI, Chairman of the Aleppo Governorate Council 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): KAMAL JAFA, Political expert STORYLINE: Monday's massive earthquakes have killed 3,480 people and injured 3,000 others in Syria, a war monitor reported Wednesday. Syrian experts have denounced U.S. sanctions, which have made it difficult for quake-hit areas in Syria to get much-needed international humanitarian aid. Sanctions have been a main U.S. tactic toward Syria ever since the latter was listed as a state sponsor of terrorism in 1979. Since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011, the U.S. and its Western allies have imposed a number of economic sanctions and restrictions that denied Syrians the means to pursue growth as well as access to daily necessities. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MUHAMMAD H

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