EU curbs Syria's Assad cousins, others over suspected drug trade

It said government-backed militias were "attempting to evade the sanctions by changing their name and seeking to attract international contracts by posing as private security firms."

European Commission President Urusla von der Leyen delivers state of the European Union address to the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, France, September 14, 2022.

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APRIL 24, 2023 19:18

EU curbs Syria's Assad cousins, others over suspected drug trade

It said government-backed militias were "attempting to evade the sanctions by changing their name and seeking to attract international contracts by posing as private security firms."

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EU curbs Syria's Assad cousins, others over suspected drug trade

It said government-backed militias were "attempting to evade the sanctions by changing their name and seeking to attract international contracts by posing as private security firms."

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