UK lifts sanctions against Syria's defence ministry and intelligence agencies


LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Thursday lifted assets freezes on Syria's defence and interior ministries, and a range of intelligence agencies, reversing sanctions imposed during Bashar al-Assad's presidency.

The West is rethinking its approach to Syria after insurgent forces led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham ousted Assad as president in December after more than 13 years of civil war.

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