US to announce Syria sanctions on Friday
The United States will announce sanctions on Friday against Syria's main intelligence agency and two relatives of President Bashar al-Assad in response to his government's crackdown on protests, two US officials said.
One official told Reuters that Mahir al-Assad, Bashar's brother, and Atif Najib, one of his cousins, were among the five targets of US sanctions related to alleged human rights violations. (Reuters)
