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Syrian regime pleads with Russia for aid

BEIRUT – Syria reached out to its powerful ally Russia on Friday, as senior officials pleaded with Moscow for financial loans and supplies of oil products – an indication that international sanctions are squeezing President Bashar Assad’s regime.

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