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EU bans Assad family, Syrian forces bomb townsThe European Union slapped sanctions on President Bashar al-Assad's powerful mother and wife, targeting his inner circle in an effort to force Syria to end its repression of a year-long uprising while army continued to bomb towns and clas More… |
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UN unites on Syria, sanctions set for Assad wifeThe UN Security Council, including Russia and China, threw its weight behind efforts by Kofi Annan to end the bloody conflict in Syria, providing a rare moment of global unity in the face of the year-long crisis. In a statement approved by More… |
