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Russia joins Syria truce calls as fighting rages
Mar 20th, 2012
Russia has added its voice to growing calls for a humanitarian truce in Syria, a move hailed by the US after deadly clashes rocked a district of the capital near the heart of the embattled regime. (Source: AFP) -
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