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November 28, 2011

Arab States Impose Sanctions on Syria in Response to Violent Crackdown 
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Arab states voted Sunday to impose economic sanctions on Syria in
response to Syria's violent crackdown on an eight-month uprising against
the rule of President Bashar al-Assad. Nineteen of the Arab League's 22
members voted for sanctions that include a travel ban on senior Syrian
officials, freezing Syrian government assets, halting trade dealings
with the central bank and stopping Arab investment. The crackdown in
Syria has left more than 3,500 people dead.



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