Senate Takes Stand Against Troop Withdrawal McConnell Amendment Says the Fight is Not Over February 1, 2019 Washington, DC — Americans for a Free Syria (AFS) applauded the Senate for taking a stand against the planned U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria. Leader McConnell’s amendment, which advanced 68-23 yesterday, acknowledges that the United States faces continuing

Congress Acts Early to Stop Assad’s Human Rights Abuses and Regain American Leverage in Syria January 4, 2019 Washington, DC — Americans for a Free Syria (AFS) applauded the reintroduction this week of the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act in both the House (H.R. 31) and Senate (S. 1). Last Congress, the bipartisan legislation twice

Troop Withdrawal from Syria Rewards Iran, Plants Seeds for ISIS 2.0 December 19, 2018 Washington, DC — Americans for a Free Syria (AFS) today released a statement in response to news that President Trump has ordered the immediate and rapid withdrawal of the roughly U.S. 2,000 troops stationed in northeastern Syria, as well as the

Trump Administration Confirms Support for Syria Sanctions Legislation Currently Under Senate Negotiation “We Support the Caesar Act” Ambassador James Jeffrey States in House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Hearing November 29, 2018 Washington, DC — Americans for a Free Syria (AFS) hailed the statement of support for H.R. 1677, the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act, by

Pass “Caesar”! Human Rights Coalition Urges Senate to Stop Civilian Attacks by Assad and His Allies Leader McConnell Must Act on H.R. 1677 Before End of Session November 26, 2018 Washington, DC — Today, the Coalition for a Democratic Syria called for Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to move H.R. 1677, the Caesar Syria

AFS Mourns Death of Syrian Activist Raed Fares Raed Fares Embodied Syria's Struggle for Freedom against Tyranny and Extremism November 23, 2018 Washington, DC — Americans for a Free Syria (AFS) condemns the assassination of U.S.-supported media activist Raed Fares and his colleague Hammoud Junayd in Idlib, Syria. Raed Fares had been a regular target

New UN Ambassador Must Stand Firm for Syrian People Haley Resisted Russian, Iranian Support for Assad Regime October 15, 2018 Washington, DC — Americans for a Free Syria (AFS) celebrates the strong tenure of Ambassador Nikki Haley at the UN and urges President Trump to select a nominee who will stand up for Syrian

Congress Tightens Noose on Assad Regime New sanctions hit military alliance with Russia, Iran By Adam Kredo, Washington Free Beacon September 27, 2018 Congress moved this week to tighten the economic noose on the embattled regime of Syrian President Bashar al Assad, passing new sanctions that directly target his military alliance with Russia and

What Iran’s Rouhani Doesn’t Want to Talk About His UN speech focused on Iran’s commitment to the nuclear deal, not to human rights. By Eli Lake, Bloomberg September 27, 2018 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was in New York this week trying to rescue the Iran nuclear deal that the U.S. abandoned last spring. In his