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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Putin sends air defense missiles to Syria to deter Turkey

Putin sends air defense missiles to Syria to deter Turkey

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
Associated Press

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MOSCOW (AP) -- President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered state-of-the art air defense missile systems to be deployed at a Russian air base in Syria following the downing of one of its warplanes by Turkey, a move that raised the threat of a military confrontation between the NATO member and Moscow.

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