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U.S. expands sanctions on senior Syrian officials
March 30, 2012
March 30, 2012
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(AP) WASHINGTON - The Obama administration on Friday expanded sanctions against top members of Syrian President Bashar Assad's military and security apparatus, targeting his defense minister and two other senior officials.
The Treasury Department placed the Syrian defense minister Dawood Rajiha, army deputy chief of staff Munir Adanov and the head of Assad's presidential security unit Zuhayr Shalish on a blacklist that freezes any assets they may have in U.S. jurisdictions. It also bars Americans from doing business with the three men.
"The U.S. and the international community will hold to account those who stand with the Assad regime as
The Treasury Department placed the Syrian defense minister Dawood Rajiha, army deputy chief of staff Munir Adanov and the head of Assad's presidential security unit Zuhayr Shalish on a blacklist that freezes any assets they may have in U.S. jurisdictions. It also bars Americans from doing business with the three men.
"The U.S. and the international community will hold to account those who stand with the Assad regime as
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