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Marwan Makdesi, Thomson Reuters

Syrians vote in wartime election which is set to extend Assad’s rule

July 30, 2016Agence France-Presse

‘It’s a tragic farce,’ French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said. ‘The Syrians in a zone controlled by the Syrian government have a choice of Bashar or Bashar.’

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