U.S. officials raise alarm about Syrian government offensive into Kurdish territory

Several Republican lawmakers threatened to reimpose sanctions on the Syrian government if it fails to protect the Kurds

By Marc Rod

U.S. officials and GOP legislators are raising concerns about the Syrian government military offensive against territory held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, which has been a close U.S. ally.

Several Republican lawmakers said the Syrian government is failing to meet expectations that Damascus would protect minority rights — which was their impetus to agree to repeal the Caesar Act sanctions on Syria just months ago.

The lawmakers are now threatening to reverse course — but re-imposing those sanctions would be a difficult task.

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