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August 8, 2013

Syrian Army Kills Scores of Rebels in Ambush 
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Syrian rebels are claiming to have fired rockets that hit the motorcade
of President Bashar al-Assad as he traveled to a mosque in the capital
Damascus. The government denied the claims and state TV showed footage
of Assad attending prayer services. The Syrian military on Wednesday
killed more than 60 rebel fighters in an ambush near the capital. The
state news agency said the rebels belonged to the Al Nusra Front, which
the United States considers a terrorist group. On Wednesday President
Obama announced an additional $195 million in humanitarian and food aid
to Syria, bringing the total amount of such aid to more than $1 billion.
More than 100,000 people have died since the conflict in Syria began in
2011.

 

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