ITAR Syria Country Policy

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

2026-09-18 — International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Clarifying Policies of Denial, Updating the Major Non-NATO Ally List, and Minor Corrections: cross-connection with international-traffic-in-arms-regulations: Both actions adjust ITAR country-specific policies (Syria earlier; Ethiopia and Somalia in this rule), reflecting ongoing use of ITAR country sections to signal U.S. arms-trade posture. (novelty: 3)
2026-10-01 — International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Syria Country Policy Revision: State Department final rule revises ITAR §126.1 to remove Syria from the policy-of-denial list, meaning license applications for defense articles and services involving Syria will be reviewed case-by-case rather than automatically denied. (novelty: 3)