U.S. Law Could Hold Syria More Accountable for Meddling in Lebanon
Several U.S. lawmakers have reportedly presented a draft law to the Senate that would hold Syria more accountable for meddling in Lebanon, including the possibility of international sanctions against it.
The daily Al Mustaqbal, which carried the report on Wednesday, said the draft bill – titled "Accountability Law and Syria”s Liberation" — is a revision of the previously issued law against Damascus that dates back to October 2002.
It said the new draft suggests harsher sanction measures against Syria "for its continuous support for terrorism, upgrading long-range missiles and meddling in Lebanese affairs."
The draft also calls on U.S. President Barack Obama to recommend that the U.N. Security Council adopts "international sanctions" against Syria as per Article 41 of the U.N. Charter.