UK imposes sanctions on six senior Syria regime figures
by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor from World news | The Guardian on (#5FBN2)
Fresh sanctions come on 10th anniversary of start of uprising against Bashar al-Assad
The UK government has marked the 10th anniversary of the Syrian uprising against Bashar al-Assad by imposing sanctions on six senior Syrian regime figures including Faisal Mekdad, the new Syrian foreign minister.
The UK foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, accused the six of a wholesale assault on the people they should be protecting".
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