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A joint Russian-Turkish patrol advances in the countryside of the Syrian town of Al Jawadiyah, in the northeastern Hasakeh province. AFP
A joint Russian-Turkish patrol advances in the countryside of the Syrian town of Al Jawadiyah, in the northeastern Hasakeh province. AFP
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