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Posted on March 17, 2025
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French Foreign Minister proposes EU sanctions on those responsible for attacks against Syria's Alawites amid recent violence.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday that he had proposed at a European Union meeting for sanctions to be placed on those behind attacks against Syria's Alawites.
Syria has been hit with widespread violence over the last few weeks, after Syria's Sunni Islamist-led authorities said their security forces came under attack by militants loyal to the ousted president, Bashar al-Assad, whose Alawite family come from the coastal region.
The attack unleashed widespread killings targeting Alawites, marking the worst bloodshed since Assad was toppled in December after 14 years of war.
(Reporting by John Irish; Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta)
The article discusses the proposal by the French foreign minister for EU sanctions against those responsible for attacks on Syria's Alawite community.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot proposed the sanctions at a European Union meeting.
The violence was triggered by attacks from militants loyal to the ousted president Bashar al-Assad, targeting the Alawite community.
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