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U.S. Coalition Kills Russians in Airstrikes Against Assad Supporters in Syria, Reports Say
Newsweek ^ | 02/12/2018 | Tom O'Connor

Posted on 02/12/2018 11:53:29 PM PST by vikingrinn

The Conflict Intelligence Team found the Russians "may have fought alongside pro-Russia separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine prior to joining the fight against the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) and other insurgents challenging Assad's rule in Syria." The group also found Russians killed "appeared to have joined the Wagner Group, a private paramilitary company, before traveling to fight in Syria. Last October, ISIS released a video showing two Russian-speaking men the militants claimed to have captured, and subsequent research showed the two men were likely Wagner Group members fighting in Syria." "While the total number of 'Wagner' operatives killed in Coalition airstrikes is unlikely to ever be established, it is beyond doubt that this incident indeed took place."

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; Russia; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: assad; coalition; cutthroats; isis; mercenaries; putin; russia; russian; russians; supporters; syria; syrian; trump; vikingtroll; wagnergroup
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To: Alberta's Child

“Irish trash”

You speak for yourself.

Out.


141 posted on 02/15/2018 11:48:33 AM PST by BeauBo
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To: BeauBo
I do.

I have plenty of them in my own Irish family.


142 posted on 02/15/2018 11:54:56 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("Go ahead, bite the Big Apple ... don't mind the maggots.")
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