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Syria: At least 70 fighters dead in Aleppo clashes
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] At least 70 fighters have been killed in less than 24 hours of fierce festivities between pro-regime forces, forces of Evil and rebels in Syria's Aleppo province, a monitor said Wednesday.Pro-regime fighters -- backed by regime and Russian air strikes -- retook the villages of Zaytan and Khalasa to the southwest of Aleppo city after losing them several hours earlier, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. European fighters on the ground The Syrian government said on Wednesday French and German forces were present in northern Syria, an accusation denied by Germany. Syrian state media said the government strongly condemned the presence of French and German forces in Ain al-Arab, also known as Kobani, and Manbij. "Syria...considers it explicit and unjustified aggression towards (Syria's) illusory sovereignty and independence," state news agency SANA quoted the foreign ministry as saying. Germany's defence ministry denied that German special forces were in northern Syria and said repeated claims by the Syrian government to this effect were not and had never been true. "There are no German special forces in Syria. The accusation is false," a ministry front man said. Posted by: Fred 2016-06-16 |
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