RAQQA, Syria (North Press) – “Commercial movement will continue through crossings to reduce the consequences of the Caesar Act, while closing it to the non-commercial movement as part of the precautionary measures to confront coronavirus.” Berivan Khalid, co-chair of the Executive Board of the Autonomous Administration, said on Monday.<\/p>\n
\nOn Sunday, the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria announced a new set of preventative measures to limit the spread of coronavirus, including the closure of all border crossings.<\/p>\n
\nKhalid added in a statement to North Press that “keeping commercial movement in the crossings will help mitigate the impact of Caesar Act sanctions, because stopping it will contribute to a worsening economic situation."<\/p>\n
\nThe Caesar Act, also known as the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act, became law in the United States in 2019. The Act entails a series of sanctions aimed at targeting the Syrian government and any individuals or states which aid it. The act was named after a defector from the Syrian intelligence services, a military photographer codenamed Caesar, who submitted about 55,000 photos documenting the massacres and war crimes committed by Syrian security services against civilians and demonstrators in Syria since 2011.<\/p>\n
\nThe Syrian pound witnessed a sharp collapse against the US dollar at the end of June, as the exchange rate of the dollar reached 3,500 Syrian pounds.<\/p>\n
\nThe co-chair of the Executive Board stated that a number of health and sanitation measures will be taken within the crossings, including sterilization of materials and their quarantine for a maximum period of 24 hours.<\/p>\n
\nNorth and East Syria imports a large part of its foodstuffs from the Syrian interior and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, both of which are witnessing an increase in the number of coronavirus infections.<\/p>\n
\nNortheast Syria registered three cases of coronavirus, one of which died, while the other two recovered, according to the Health Board of the Autonomous Administration.<\/p>\n
\n(Reported by Hosheng Hessen, editing by Lucas Chapman)<\/p>\n
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