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Obama to deploy 250 additional US troops to Syria

Monday, 25 April 2016 9:19 PM [ Last Update: Monday, 25 April 2016 9:20 PM ]

US President Barack Obama ©AFP

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The US president approves the deployment of hundreds of military forces to Syria. Iran says any such move will further complicate the crisis.
Russia accuses Turkey of exerting influence on the Saudi-backed opposition group attending Syria peace talks in Geneva.
A large majority of US senators call on President Barack Obama to quickly increase military aid to Israel.
Thousands of soldiers are deployed across the Egyptian capital Cairo to curb demonstrations against the government's transfer of two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia.
France’s rail workers say they’ve gone on strike in order to shut down one of the world’s top train systems in protest against unpopular labor reforms.

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