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News from Al Mayadeen, December 17, 2024
The US is deliberating lifting sanctions. But I am still wondering who will pay for this, and for how long.
Ahmad al-Sharaa, the head of the Military Operations Administration in Syria, revealed a set of decisions currently under review by the country’s interim government.
In a press meet on Sunday, al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, confirmed that “there will be no mandatory military conscription, except for certain specialties, which will be obligatory for short periods.”
Additionally, increasing salaries by 400% in Syria is being considered, said al-Sharaa, who is also the leader of the Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group that managed, as part of an alliance, to capture most of the Syrian territory and lead to the ousting of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad last week.
He pointed out that the primary priorities are rebuilding destroyed homes and returning displaced individuals.
Al-Sharaa also confirmed that all factions in Syria will be dissolved, emphasizing that there will be no weapons in the hands of anyone other than the new Syrian state.
In parallel, the Central Bank of Syria issued a decision allowing importers to finance their imports of permitted goods for domestic consumption, regardless of the foreign currency source used for the financing, unless it contradicts international or local regulations related to money laundering.
Editor’s Note: al-Sharaa looks a little paranoid in the above image. Of course he has to say these things to the long suffering Syrian people. Even so, women are quickly being covered up and removed from their jobs; ALL prisoners have been released from Sandnaya and other prisons in western Syria; there are revenge killings ongoing; and some sectarian beheadings around the country. His forces are allied with the Turkish army going after the Kurds in the north east of the country, and have given permission to Israel to take whatever land they desire and destroy whatever they choose.
