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       Adviser in Syria Killed by Islamic State Mortar Fire, Russia Says

   by VOA News

   A Russian military adviser in Syria has reportedly been killed by
   mortar fire blamed on Islamic State.

   The Russian defense ministry said Wednesday the unidentified officer
   was fatally wounded Monday while "carrying out tasks of helping the
   Syrian army familiarize itself with new weapons."

   The ministry did not indicate exactly where the incident took place,
   but said it would posthumously award the officer a medal.

   The officer is the third Russian to be killed in Syria since Moscow
   sent in military advisers and launched airstrikes against Islamic State
   and others it calls "terrorists."

   The United States and other Western governments accuse Russia of mainly
   targeting opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and say the
   air campaign is actually intended to prop up the leader's government.
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