Congressman Eliot Engel. Photo via Twitter, @RepEliotEngel
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Chairman Eliot Engel (D-NY) announced they will introduce legislation to sanction Turkish officials involved in the Syria operation and banks involved in the defense sector until Turkey ends its military operations in Syria.
The bill also requires the Administration to sanction Turkey for its Russian made S-400 purchase. Additionally, it would prohibit American arms exports to the Turkish Armed Forces conducting operations in Syria and would prohibit use of the emergency provision in the Arms Export Control Act for Turkey.
“Turkey’s military operation has already resulted in civilian casualties and threatens global security by creating conditions that will enable an ISIS resurgence” said Congressman McCaul. “It must stop its incursion immediately. The purpose of our bill is simple: it compels those individuals and institutions in Turkey that are carrying out this deadly and counterproductive offensive to withdraw. Additionally, it calls on the administration to have an actionable plan to keep ISIS detainees held at Syrian facilities properly secured. My number one priority is protecting the homeland from external threats and that’s at the heart of this bill.”
“I strongly condemn both President Erdogan‘s decision to attack America’s partners in Syria and President Trump’s decision to step back and let it happen. The Turkish assault on the Syrian Kurds is a gift to Russia, Iran, and ISIS, and a blow to our national security interests,” said Chairman Engel. “The sanctions we are introducing will hold Erdogan accountable for this stunning disruption to international security. Congress must continue to work in a thorough, bipartisan manner to address the disastrous consequences of President Trump’s decision.”
Specifically, the McCaul and Engel bill would:
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