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From the Liveblog of Sunday, July 22, 2018

Syrian rebels on Golan border destroy arms stocks

22 July 2018, 3:10 pm

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Pictures published by AFP show large explosions on the Syrian border with Israel as rebels being evacuated from the area as part of a deal to end the fighting blow up their arms caches.

A picture taken on July 22, 2018, from the Israeli Golan Heights shows a smoke plume rising across the border in Quneitra in southwestern Syria, as rebels destroy their arms stocks prior to their departure. (AFP/ JALAA MAREY)

Jihadists are not party to these deals, and Russian planes have continued to bombard IS holdouts in the area.

A picture taken on July 22, 2018, from the Israeli Golan Heights shows a smoke plume rising across the border in Quneitra in southwestern Syria, as rebels destroy their arms stocks prior to their departure. (AFP / JALAA MAREY)

— with AFP

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