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June 17, 2020

Syria Braces for Sweeping New U.S. Sanctions
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Sweeping new U.S. sanctions on Syria go into effect today despite
warnings from aid groups that the sanctions could disproportionately
impact Syrian civilians. University of Oklahoma professor Joshua Landis
said, "Sanctions are sure to hurt many innocent people. Syrians are
already on their knees. This will simply bring them a bit lower."


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