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A woman watches a Russia-24 news program on TV allegedly showing Russian airstrikes in Syria, in a room with English verbs on a wall in St. Petersburg, Russia, 30 September 2015. Russia on 30 September said it had begun airstrikes against the Islamic State terrorist organization in war-torn Syria, but the Syrian opposition claimed that the raids had hit rebel-held territory and killed civilians. Syrian state media and opposition representatives both reported Russian strikes in areas of central Syria where rebel forces and the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda, but not Islamic State, are thought to operate. The Russian action was announced hours after the country's parliament unanimously approved a request from President Vladimir Putin to use military force in Syria following a request from the Syrian al-Assad government. (Photo by Anatoly Maltsev/EPA)
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