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    Violent clashes despite cease-fire

    Fri, 04/13/2012 - 04:10 EDT - CNN
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    Syrian troops clashed with defecting soldiers Friday near the border with Turkey, opposition activists said, violating a cease-fire that went into effect a day earlier.

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