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President Trump's announcement that US sanctions on Syria would be lifted was met with elation by Syrians. Syria has a long way to go to recover from years of civil war and brutal dictatorship. But experts say the country needs to see sanctions lifted just to have a chance at beginning the long process of rebuilding.

the decision - which will boost a country devastated by 13 years of war - took many in the region by surprise.

U.S. lawmakers are eager to extend a hand to the Syrian government, lest it fall back to its old Assad-era habits of cooperating too closely with rivals like Iran and Russia.