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US hits Syria's elite with new sanctions under Caesar Act

by AP Diplomatic Writer
| June 17, 2020 6:06 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday ramped up pressure on Syrian President Bashar Assad and his inner circle with a raft of new economic and travel sanctions for human rights abuses and blocking a settlement of the country's conflict.

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