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US deepens sanctions on Syria, targets Assad's in-laws

by Ellen Knickmeyer
| December 22, 2020 11:51 AM

The Trump administration on Tuesday announced more sanctions on Syria, intensifying pressure on President Bashar Assad to end the country’s vicious, nearly decade-long conflict. The new sanctions target Syria's central bank, Assad's in-laws, and others.

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