EU pledges $6.3B for Syria's reconstruction, recovery

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International donors have pledged $6.3 billion in aid for Syria at the Brussels conference, seeking to help set the country on the road to stability after Bashar al Assad's ouster. "Together we have pledged a total of $6.3 billion in grants and loans," said EU Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Suica on Monday, adding that grants accounted for $4.58 billion and loans $1.7 billion. Earlier, the European Commission