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I oppose March 8’s absolute backing of Syria, Iran and Russia and I oppose March 14 in its rejection of dialogue given the presence of [Hezbollah’s] weapons
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Syria (Arabic: سوريا or سورية ), officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic: الجمهورية العربية السورية ), is a country in the Middle East, bordering Lebanon to the west, Israel to the southwest, Jordan to the south, Iraq to the east, and Turkey to the north. The modern state of Syria attained independence from the French mandate of Syria in... Full Article At Wikipedia.org
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