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Friday 20 July 2012
Russia vetos UN Syria resolution
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smoke billowing from burning tyres and trash containers in the Al-Hajar al-Aswad district of the Syrian capital Damascus
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By Clea Caulcutt

The UN Secuirty Council has again failed to agree on a resolution imposing sanctions on Syria, following a veto by Russia. This as regime troops clashed with the Free Syrian Army in the capital Damascus. Syria expert Mark Almond discusses the vote and the implications of it.

tags : Free Syrian Army - Russia - Security Council - Syria - United Nations
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