- 'It is also critical to recognize that any recovered funds must be used for the benefit of the Syrian people under a legitimate and internationally recognized government,' Overton tells Anadolu - 'The UK will work closely with civil society and the international community to ensure that those responsible for war crimes and other atrocities (in Syria) are held to account,' Foreign Office spokesman says on Assad-linked assets LONDON Since the former leader of Syria's Baathist regime was ousted