Syria starts feeling the pain of Western sanctions
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Western sanctions start to hit home in Syria’s oil sector (Source: Syrian Oil and Gaz News)
By James M. Dorsey
Embattled President Bashar al Assad is feeling the pain of Western sanctions for the first time since anti-government protests erupted in Syria five months ago.
Already deprived of $8 billion a year in tourism receipts, Syria was this week forced …