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Urgent: Syrian commandos rescue Russian pilot downed in Latakia

Xinhua, November 25, 2015 Adjust font size:

A Syrian commandos unit has saved one of the Russian pilots, whose warplane was downed by Turkey on Tuesday, in the countryside of the northwestern province of Latakia, a Syrian military source said on Wednesday. Endit