 The US Treasury Department announced it was freezing the assets of a Damascus-based company and of two senior Syrian officials, accused of providing military equipment to the regime of deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. Using falsified documents, SES International Corp provided the Iraqi regime with military goods in contravention of UN sanctions, the Department said in a statement. The company, owned by General Zuhayr Shalish and managed by Asif Shalish, posed as the final recipient of the military equipment, but in reality transshipped it to Iraq as the final destination, the Department said in a statement. |