Russia pledges military support to Free Syrian Army

President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia has provided air cover, weapons and supplies to a leading Western-backed opposition group in Syria and called for closer coordination with the U.S.-allied coalition, a statement that may reflect Moscow's desire to narrow differences with the West over the Syrian crisis. At the same time, Putin vowed to further modernize Russia's military and said that its forces in Syria will "immediately destroy" any target threatening them...
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