Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Syria hit with Turkey sanctions, army losses mount | Reuters

Syria hit with Turkey sanctions, army losses mount

By Douglas Hamilton and Tulay Karadeniz

BEIRUT/ANKARA | Wed Nov 30, 2011 1:52pm GMT

(Reuters) - Syria's biggest trade partner Turkey suspended all financial credit dealings with it on Wednesday and froze its government's assets, joining the Arab League in isolating President Bashar al-Assad over his military crackdown on opponents.

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