WASHINGTON, DC: The United States on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) imposed sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s wife and dozens of others as it vowed a vast pressure campaign under a new law that has already rattled the war-torn nation’s economy.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad AFP PHOTO

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