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Russia rejects humane cease-fire in Syria

"Hundreds of rockets and mortars" landed on Damascus on Thursday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Syrian President Bashar Assad
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Syrian President Bashar Assad Source: AAP (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo)

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