Syrian Defense Minister Daoud Rajha, center, with Syrian army officers during an armed forces military exercises at an undisclosed location, involving ground, naval and air forces, in order to test their combat readiness. Photograph: Sana/EPA
Bloomberg News
Top Syrian Officials Killed as UN Delays Action on Assad
Flavia Krause-Jackson and Donna Abu-Nasr
July 18, 2012
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