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September 16, 2015

Obama Considers Meeting with Putin over Syria Crisis 
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President Obama's remarks come as he is reputedly weighing a meeting
with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the ongoing crisis in Syria.
The United States says Russia has sent tanks and artillery to Syria this
week in what U.S. officials say amounts to an attempt to set up a
Russian military base in western Syria. The two countries have long been
at odds in their response to the Syrian conflict, with Russia backing
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the U.S. calling on him to step
down. Meanwhile, Australia has launched its first airstrikes inside
Syria Monday targeting ISIL. France says it will also begin airstrikes
inside Syria against ISIL in the coming weeks.

 

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