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US Sanctions Syrian Government, Military Officials

The Treasury and State departments on Aug. 20 sanctioned six members of the Syrian government and military to further pressure the Bashar Al-Assad regime. Treasury’s sanctions target Luna Al Shibl, a senior adviser and press officer for Assad, and Mohamad…

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Ammar Saati bin Mohamad Nawzad, a longtime leader within the Syrian Ba’ath Party who has served in high-ranking government positions. The State Department sanctioned Yasser Ibrahim, an Assad supporter; Fadi Saqr, a Syrian National Defense Forces commander; Ghaith Dalah, an NDF brigadier general; and Samer Ismail, a regiment commander.