Britain unfroze the assets of Syria’s central bank and 23 other entities including banks and oil companies on Thursday, reversing sanctions imposed during Bashar al-Assad’s presidency. The West is rethinking its approach to Syria after insurgent forces led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham ousted Assad as president in December after more than 13 years of civil war. "We are lifting asset freezes on 24 Syrian entities that were previously used by the Assad regime to fund the oppression of the Syrian people," a foreign office spokesperson said.
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