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The Russian military has said it will soon deliver new air-defense systems to Syria in light of missile attacks launched on alleged Syrian chemical-weapons facilities by the United States, Britain, and France nearly two weeks ago.

Russian General Staff Colonel General Sergei Rudskoi said on April 25 that Moscow will supply Syria with “new missile-defense systems soon,” though he did not specify the type of weapons.

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