US Freezes Shawkat's Assets

The U.S. Treasury Department just ordered U.S. banks to block any assets found in the U.S. belonging to Assef Shawkat.
The Treasury Department also barred any US citizen from doing business with Shawkat.
The department alleged that Shawkat has played a role in furthering Syria’s “support for terrorism and interference in the sovereignty of Lebanon”.
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