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Terror Chemical Attack Plotted in Syria's Idlib, Aleppo - Russian MoD

This photo shows an army tank being transported, in the city of Najran, Saudi Arabia, near the border with Yemen, Thursday, April 23, 2015. In a stunning development, Saudi Arabia had declared on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 that it was halting coalition airstrikes targeting Yemen's Shiite rebels known as Houthis — a four-week air campaign meant to halt the rebel power grab and help return to office embattled President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, a close U.S. ally who fled Yemen. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

Saudi's Najran Airport Attacked By Houthi Drones - Reports

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron meet during the G20 leaders summit in Hamburg, Germany July 8, 2017

Putin, Merkel, Macron Confirm Commitment to Cooperate With Iran - Kremlin

US. army soldiers stand next a military vehicle in the town of Bartella, east of Mosul, Iraq, December 27, 2016

Preparing for War? US Sends Military Convoy From Jordan to Western Iraq – Report

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US Requests Turkey Pull Out of S-400 Deal With Russia by First Week of June - Reports
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