The Caesar sanctions are a set of U.S. sanctions that target entities and individuals who provided support to Bashar al-Assad's regime and have been described as among the strongest sanctions on Syria.
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U.S. sanctions regime targeting supporters of the Syrian government.
The Caesar sanctions are named after a Syrian Army defector who smuggled thousands of images documenting torture and executions in Bashar al-Assad's prisons.
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historical
Origin of the name for the sanctions commonly referred to as the Caesar sanctions.
The government of Syria under Bashar al-Assad has been subject to U.S. and international economic sanctions over extended periods, including measures sustained for multiple years.
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Western and other countries have applied sanctions targeting the Assad government as a policy tool over long time spans.