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Russia on August 21 hailed what it said was “a dramatic shift” in the Syria conflict, saying that the Syrian army, with Moscow’s help, was well on its way to pushing militants out of the central part of the country.

In a statement from the Russian Defence Ministry, Colonel-General Sergei Rudskoi said that the province of Aleppo had been entirely “liberated” with control of 50 population centers and more than 2,700 square kilometers (1042.48 square miles) of territory taken back.

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