New US sanctions target Assad government's foreign backers

The United States is imposing harsh new economic sanctions on Syria, the Caesar Act aims to compel President Bashar al Assad to stop what the US describes as murderous attacks on the Syrian people.

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(Photo: President Bashar al-Assad's government blames the economic crisis on Western sanctions. Credit: AFP)