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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A U.N. envoy on Thursday urged Western and Arab countries to lift sanctions imposed on Syria years ago, warning that the measures are exacerbating “the destruction and trauma” Syrian civilians have been exposed to since the country's civil war started 11 years ago.
Freeing of prisoners hailed as acts of benevolence by Assad regime still leave estimated 136,000 people in jail
An independent UN expert has called for all sanctions against Syria to be lifted. But legal experts and Syrian activists are opposed, saying the expert is misrepresenting the situation.
Salafist groups opposing Hayat Tahrir al-Sham are criticizing the group for allowing the reopening of a film theater in Idlib, accusing it of steering away from Islam to court the West.