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State Department objects to appointment of sanctioned commander by Syrian interim authority; explains humanitarian waiver mechanism
Summary
The State Department criticized the Syrian interim authority’s appointment of Ahmed al Hayas to a command role and clarified that a preexisting waiver mechanism allows targeted humanitarian assistance, including a $29,000,000 monthly grant from Qatar referenced in the briefing.
The State Department criticized the Syrian interim authority’s appointment of Ahmed al Hayas to a command position in northeast Syria and explained the existing waiver mechanism that allows certain humanitarian assistance.
Spokesperson Tammy said the appointment of an individual with a long record of alleged human-rights abuses "is a serious mistake that The US does not support." Tammy referenced U.S.…
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