WASHINGTON—The Obama administration sanctioned 18 senior Syrian officials Thursday in response to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s use of chemical weapons against civilians. A United Nations report in August found Mr. Assad’s regime used chlorine gas against its own citizens in 2014 and 2015. This is the first time the U.S. has sanctioned Syrian officials under a 2013 U.N. resolution meant to eliminate chemical weapons, National...

Source: Wall Street Journal January 13, 2017 06:47 UTC