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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian Serviceman Killed in Syria's Homs

A Russian patrol in northeastern Syria. AFP file photo

A Russian serviceman was killed in a blast targeting an armored vehicle within a humanitarian convoy in Syria's Homs province, Russian state news agency TASS reported on Thursday, citing the Russian defense ministry.

Syria's war has killed around half a million people since starting in 2011 with a brutal crackdown by the Assad regime on anti-government protests.

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