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Sunday, March 27, 2016
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Sunday, March 27, 2016
Assad touts Palmyra recapture
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSyrian President Bashar Assad on Sunday hails his troops’ victory over jihadists in the ancient oasis city of Palmyra as an “important achievement.”
“This is an important achievement and fresh proof of the efficiency of the Syrian army and its allies in fighting terrorism,” Assad says of the recapture of Palmyra, during a meeting with French parliamentarians in Damascus.
— AFP
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