{"id":135080,"date":"2026-01-27T14:29:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T14:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=135080"},"modified":"2026-01-27T14:29:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T14:29:45","slug":"graham-vows-sanctions-bill-over-hostile-acts-against-kurds-in-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/135080\/","title":{"rendered":"Graham vows sanctions bill over hostile acts against Kurds in Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press)<\/strong> \u2013 US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said on Tuesday he will introduce legislation this week to impose what he described as \u201ctough sanctions\u201d on any government or group involved in hostile acts against the Kurds, citing growing concern over the situation in Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a post on X, Graham wrote: \u201cWatching the deteriorating situation in Syria with great concern. The Kurds are under threat from new Syrian government that is aligned with Turkey.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graham warned that abandoning the Kurds would have serious consequences for Washington\u2019s credibility and security interests, stating: \u201cIt would be a disaster for America\u2019s reputation and national security interests to abandon the Kurds, who were the chief ally in destroying the ISIS caliphate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He continued: \u201cTherefore, I will be introducing legislation this week designed to impose crippling sanctions on any government or group engaged in hostilities against the Kurds. The Save the Kurds Act, I believe, will receive strong bipartisan support and must have teeth to make it effective.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Atoun Jan<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said on Tuesday he will introduce legislation this week to impose what he described as \u201ctough sanctions\u201d on any government or group involved in hostile acts against the Kurds, citing growing concern over the situation in Syria. 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