↑ “Administration Takes Additional Steps to Hold the Government of Syria Accountable for Violent Repression Against the Syrian People”. United States Department of the Treasury. Truy cập 18 tháng 5 năm 2011. Today, President Obama signed an Executive Order (E.O.) imposing sanctions against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and six other senior officials of the Government of Syria in an effort to increase pressure on the Government of Syria to end its use of violence against its people and to begin a transition to a democratic system that protects the rights of the Syrian people.
↑ Oweis, Khaled Yacoub (18 tháng 5 năm 2011). “U.S. imposes sanctions on Syria's Assad”. Reuters. Truy cập 18 tháng 5 năm 2011. The U.S. move, announced by the Treasury Department, freezes any of the Syrian officials' assets that are in the United States or otherwise fall within U.S. jurisdiction and generally bars U.S. individuals and companies from dealing with them.
