In addition to illegally occupying a third of Syria, Trump is a Human Shield for Islamic terrorists fighting there. He threatened a “massive attack” on Syria if its elected president merely attempted to rescue millions of innocent Syrians from Islamic terrorist controlled Idlib. As to “butchery,” plenty is done by takfiri, foreign jihadist fighters who routinely use civilians as hostages.…It must be “US values” that all US humanitarian aid in Syria goes only to terrorist controlled areas, US won’t give a penny to starving kids unless they live under terrorists.
8/31/19, “UAE firms scout trade at Syria fair, defying US pressure,” Reuters, Kinda Makieh, Damascus, Syria
“A delegation of at least 40 businessmen from the United Arab Emirates attended a state-backed trade fair in Syria’s capital, defying U.S. warnings against doing business with the government and associates of President Bashar al-Assad.
The UAE, one of Washington’s main regional allies, has started to forge closer ties with Damascus to counter the influence of its rivals Iran and Turkey. In December [2018], it reopened its embassy there, angering Washington.
Representatives attended from companies such as construction firm Arabtec Holding, and other investment firms headed by prominent Emirati businessmen, as well as members of the chambers of commerce, delegates said.
The delegates left Damascus on Thursday and Friday.
During the war, the UAE did support armed groups opposed to Assad. But its role was less prominent than that of Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and mainly centred on ensuring that Islamist forces did not dominate the uprising.
Businesses are exploring trade possibilities and assessing their aims and budget, said Farouk Assassa, Senior Administration Manager at Essa Al-Ghurair, a Dubai-based supply chain provider and trader of agricultural commodities.
“This issue will take time to determine, but everything happens gradually,” he told Reuters TV in Damascus.
He said he was not worried about the U.S. warning that companies dealing with the Syrian government could face sanctions. The large size of the UAE delegation showed others shared his view, he said.
The U.S. Embassy in Syria wrote on Twitter on Aug. 27 that it had received reports that some regional businessmen or chambers of commerce planned to participate in the fair.
“We reiterate our warning that anyone doing business (with the) Assad [legitimate government of Syria] regime or its associates is exposing themselves to the possibility of US sanctions,” it said.
“We repeat that it is unacceptable and inappropriate for businesses, individuals, and chambers of commerce from outside Syria to participate,” it added.
A large UAE flag hung above the delegation stand where companies exhibited their goods and promotional material. The main sectors on display were concrete products and real estate.
“Our goal is to create a market in Syria and take part in big construction projects,“ said Mohamed Hamad Awad al-Karim, Business Development Manager at Dubai-based Al Shamsi, a supplier of ceramic products.
A representative of Arabtec declined to comment when approached by Reuters in Damascus and its head office did not respond to an emailed request.
The head of the UAE Federation of Chambers of Commerce who led the delegation to Damascus was unavailable for comment. In a statement, the fair’s organisers said 26 UAE-based companies had stands at the fair.
A UAE trade delegation document with the logo of the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce, obtained by Reuters, listed at least 42 delegates.
Washington has been lobbying Gulf states including the UAE to hold off restoring ties with Syria, sources told Reuters earlier this year.
“I am not happy to see a delegation of Emirati businessmen in Damascus to take part in a conference organized by the butcher regime of Bashar, whose hand is stained with the blood of the Syrian people,” Emirati political scientist Abdulkhaleq Abdulla wrote on Twitter on Thursday.”
[Ed. note: Syria has “been the target of one of the most expensive and sophisticated disinformation campaigns in recent history.” If a so-called “butcher regime,” exists it’s the Trump regime headed by Trump himself who is a major human shield for terrorist butchers in Syria, has threatened a “massive attack” on Syria if its elected president merely attempts to rescue millions of innocent Syrians from Islamic terrorist controlled Idlib. Trump has shown he’ll immediately bomb a country merely on the word of a vicious terrorist on the ground. Trump doesn’t even require that much, says he’ll bomb merely to “deter” future use. For their own safety, 70+ countries hosting 800 US military bases around the world should immediately evict US personnel and close the bases. US brutally destroyed Syria for no reason and is now threatening sanctions on anyone who tries to help rebuild Syria: “US is shifting its efforts to block the reconstruction of war-torn Syria.”…]
“(Additional reporting by Hadeel Al Sayegh and Sylvia Westall in Dubai Editing by Clelia Oziel)”
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Image: 12/30/2018, “US flag flies in Syria’s Manbij despite pullout notice,” AFP, Delil Souleiman. How would US like it if Syria planted its flag in the US?
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