UN envoy calls for sanctions relief to help rebuild Syria

Syrian fighters take position as looters stay inside a building at a residential complex of former Bashar Assad's military officers at the village of Husseiniyeh, in the outskirts of Damascus, Dec. 15, 2024.

A U.N. envoy called Sunday for a quick end to Western sanctions against Syria as the country’s new leaders and regional and global powers begin to chart a path forward following the fall of President Bashar al-Assad.