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video EU ramps up sanctions as Syrian bloodshed continues

  • 02.08.2011
  • By abc.net.au
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Syrian forces have again opened fire on protesters, with president Bashar al-Assad remaining defiant in the face of mounting global condemnation of his regime's unrelenting violence against protesters.

European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Monday called for a "clear" UN stance to end violence in Syria as the 27-nation bloc tightened the screws on Damascus by beefing...

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