August 2021

The Syrian American community today achieved tangible results after years of hard work and exercising their democratic rights in the United States.  The White House, State Department, Treasury Department, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Jim Risch, and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Engel all issued strong statements in support of the Syrian people. Today the State Department followed by the Treasury Department announced sweeping sanctions against

WASHINGTON, DC — Citizens for a Secure and Safe America (C4SSA) congratulates Colonel Joel Rayburn on being appointed to serve as America’s top diplomat to Syria. Rayburn is replacing Ambassador James Jeffrey who announced he is retiring earlier this week. Prior to his new role, Rayburn served as Deputy Assistant Secretary and Special Envoy for Syria.

WASHINGTON, DC (July 29, 2021) — Citizens for a Secure and Safe America (C4SSA) commends the Biden administration’s decision to sanction eight Syrian prisons, five Assad regime officials in the institutions that run those facilities, two militia groups, and two militia leaders for their gross human rights violations and crimes against the Syrian people. “Our organization is

WASHINGTON, DC (August 3, 2021) — Late last month, Syrians in the southern Syrian province of Daraa experienced the worst siege in years by the Assad regime when dozens of innocent Syrian citizens were killed in the very cradle of the Syrian Revolution. We thank Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

WASHINGTON, DC — Members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee sent a strongly-worded bipartisan letter to the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the administration on Monday, October 26, 2020, expressing deep concerns over the notion that various countries, in the Middle East and beyond, have taken steps to renew formal diplomatic ties with Bashar Al-Assad despite his ongoing