Syria’s Ahmad al-Sharaa thanks Türkiye, US, Saudi Arabia, Qatar for lifting of Caesar Act sanctions

Syria’s Ahmad al-Sharaa thanks Türkiye, US, Saudi Arabia, Qatar for lifting of Caesar Act sanctions
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Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Friday expressed gratitude to the leaders of Türkiye, US, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar for their role in lifting the Caesar Act sanctions on the country, Anadolu Agency reported.

This came in a short video posted on his account on the US social media company X after President Donald Trump signed the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, formally ending the sanctions imposed under the Caesar Act during the rule of the ousted Bashar al-Assad regime.

Sharaa extended “deep thanks” to all Arab, Islamic, and European countries that supported the Syrian people during the country’s war, and those who supported the lifting of sanctions over the past year.

The 2019 Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act allowed the US to impose economic and travel sanctions on anyone, Syrian or foreign, who aids the former Assad regime’s military, intelligence, aviation, or energy-production sectors. It also targets individuals and entities that help the regime obtain goods, services, or technology that enable military operations.

Assad, Syria’s leader for nearly 25 years, fled to Russia last December, ending the Baath Party regime, which had been in power since 1963. Sharaa’s new transitional administration was formed in January.