President Obama Announces Further Sanctions against Current Syrian Regime

• By: Staff Editor
• Date: September 02, 2011

US President Obama recently announced more sanctions against the current Syrian regime led by President Bashar el Assad. Syria has been rocked by anti-government protests and violence for much of 2011.

These new sanctions have been taken pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA) and Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-175) (SAA).

This article discusses the details of these additional sanctions and how American businesses are expected to comply.