A protestor burns a portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a demonstration after Friday prayers on April 29, 2011 in Istanbul against the regime of al-Assad and the deadly crackdown on opposition protests. About 1,000 people demonstrated in Istanbul Friday to denounce a bloody crackdown on protests in Syria, calling for President Bashar al-Assad's departure. – AFP Photo
WASHINGTON: The United States Friday blocked assets of the powerful brother of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, several other officials and of the country's intelligence services and Revolutionary Guard.
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