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16 Dec, 2017 08:16

Russian MoD accuses US-led coalition of creating militant ‘New Syrian Army’

Russia’s Reconciliation Center for Syria has issued a statement accusing the US-led coalition of creating the so-called ‘New Syrian Army.’ The group comprises remnants of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS), the Al-Nusra Front and others, and is based at a refugee camp in north-east Syria which is located 20 kilometers from Al-Shaddadah town. Local refugees, returning to areas freed from IS, say the refugee camp has been used by the coalition as a training ground for militants for over six months.