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A shepherd walks past the Rmailan oilfield in northeast Syria, near the border with Turkey, on Wednesday. On Monday, the US eased sanctions relating to essential energy services in Syria as the Middle East country seeks to rebuild following December’s collapse of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
A shepherd walks past the Rmailan oilfield in northeast Syria, near the border with Turkey, on Wednesday. On Monday, the US eased sanctions relating to essential energy services in Syria as the Middle East country seeks to rebuild following December’s collapse of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.Photo: AFP/SCANPIX
Published 10 January 2025, 14:28Updated 10 January 2025, 15:45
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