US prepares biting Syria sanctions as Assad pummels Idlib
The United States is preparing to slap stringent sanctions on the Bashar al-Assad government as it pummels Idlib, raising questions about Syria’s long-term reconstruction.
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A frustrated American photographer verbally sparred with Senate staffers Wednesday over restrictions at a hearing that prevented him from getting too close to the Syrian witness — who also happened to be a photographer himself.
“He’s a photographer, why’s he afraid of a camera?” complained the American photojournalist.