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October 13, 2015

Syria "Edging Closer to All-Out Proxy War" Between U.S. & Russia 
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In news from Syria, members of the U.S.-backed rebel groups fighting
Syrian President Bashar-al-Assad have reported receiving an influx of
U.S.-made anti-tank missiles in what appears to be a response to Russian
airstrikes against groups fighting President Assad. The New York Times
reports, "the Syrian conflict is edging closer to an all-out proxy war
between the United States and Russia." The United States supplies the
rebel groups with U.S.-made weapons through a covert CIA program run in
coordination with Saudi Arabia.

 

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