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Syria bashar al assad damascus 2012 7 18

A depiction of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on the country's national flag. A bomb struck at the heart of Syria's senior command in Damascus Wednesday, killing at least three of Assad's top brass in an attack claimed by rebels who warned of more carnage to come.

LOUAI BESHARA
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