President Assad has said the security forces made some mistakes in their handling of protests The US is to impose sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for human rights abuses, sources have said.
It would be the first time Mr Assad has been targeted personally by the international community for his government’s crackdown on protesters.
President Barack Obama last month imposed sanctions on his brother Maher, his cousin and an intelligence chief.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday that the US would be taking “additional steps” against Syria.
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