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July 29, 2014

Syria: More Than 2,000 Killed in One of War's Deadliest Periods 
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In Syria, more than 2,000 people have reportedly died in one of the
deadliest two-week periods of the three-year civil war. The London-based
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports nearly half the dead are
forces loyal to the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Assad’s forces have faced an increasing challenge from the Islamic
State, a Sunni extremist group that has seized key cities in Iraq and is
also battling moderate Syrian rebels.

 

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