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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Washington - Rana Abtar

US House of Representatives Slams Assad for Exploiting Earthquake Disaster

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy at the Capitol (Reuters)

The US House of Representatives approved a draft resolution condemning the efforts of the Assad regime in Syria to "cynically exploit the disaster to evade international pressure and accountability, including by preventing the UN "from providing assistance through multiple border crossings between Türkiye and Syria."

The measure was approved in a bipartisan 412 with only two "no" votes.

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