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Russian General killed in IS shelling in Syria

A Russian lieutenant general was killed in a shelling launched by Islamic State (IS) militants in northeastern Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday. “As a result of the sudden IS mortar shelling, Lt. Gen. Valery Asapov sustained a fatal injury,” Xinhua cited a ministry statement as saying. According to the document, Asapov was …

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September 25, 2017