Syrian Support Group

A team of Syrian expatriates, led by Ontario resident Louay Sakka, founded the SSG when they came to the conclusion that armed revolution was necessary. On 23 July 2012, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Asset Control granted the organization its license to fund the Free Syrian Army. On Wednesday, 1 August 2012, a Treasury Department official confirmed that they had given Syrian Support Group this license. The article reported that this event lead to a decline in SSG's private donations, with the group never having more than $200,000 in its accounts. The SSG also maintained that the support of its donor base had not waned, and in fact this support had led to the organization's hiring of new staff members. == Funding ==

The Syrian Support Group relied on private donations to support its operations. ==See also==