Syria Unrest: EU expands sanctions list

  • 12 years ago
Syria's military is using armed force to try to stem the tide of refugees crossing the Turkish border.

A witness has told Al Jazeera that soldiers have sealed off the north western town of Khirbet al-Jouz to prevent people leaving.

In Brussels, the European Union extended its sanctions on Syria to include three Iranian generals it says are aiding the Syrian crackdown.

Al Jazeera's Nazanine Sadri reports.