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World update: July 17 2019

Stories from Iraq, Georgia, and more

Derek Davison
Jul 18, 2019
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MIDDLE EAST

SYRIA

Syrian rebels claim that Russian special forces have started fighting on the front lines in northwestern Syria. Russia doesn’t usually involve its personnel directly in combat apart from airstrikes, but with the Syrian army unable to advance and even losing ground to the rebels in recent weeks it would seem Moscow’s thought process has c…

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