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NATO: Assad regime has fired over 20 ballistic missiles in the last 30 days

Jorge Benitez | January 15, 2013
A missile at an army barracks outside Damascus,  that has been taken over by the Free Syrian Army

From Adrian Croft, Reuters:  Syrian armed forces fired a short-range ballistic missile on Sunday, bringing to more than 20 the number launched in the past month, NATO said on Monday. . . .

"We've detected the launch of several unguided short-range ballistic missiles this month, including one on Sunday," NATO spokeswoman Oana Lungescu told reporters. . . .

"Altogether over the last 30 days we've seen that over 20 short-range ballistic missiles have been fired by the regime forces," Lungescu said.   (photo: Reuters)

 

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