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Syria's Assad: Western sanctions hinder return of refugees

by Albert AjiBassem Mroue
| November 11, 2020 2:30 AM

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Syrian government is working to secure the return of millions of refugees who fled war in their country, but Western sanctions are hindering the work of state institutions, complicating those plans, President Bashar Assad said Wednesday.

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