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| Obama extends sanctions on Syria for one year |
| 2010-05-05 |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] President Barack Obama early Tuesday renewed U.S. sanctions on Syria for a year, accusing Damascus of supporting "terrorist" groups and pursuing missile programs and weapons of mass destruction. There had been no expectation that Obama would lift the measures, but the renewal came at an especially sensitive time in often tense U.S.-Syria relations, despite efforts by the administration to return an ambassador to Damascus. The United States has also recently accused Syria and Iran of arming Hezbollah with increasingly sophisticated rockets and missiles, which it says are undermining stability in the region. |
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