Bombing strikes Assad's inner circle
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word="security">security</span>".</p><p>"<span word="Whoever">Whoever</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="targeting">targeting</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="commanders">commanders</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="twist">twist</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="arm">arm</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="delusional">delusional</span>," <span word="a">a</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="Islamist">Islamist</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>, <span word="Liwa">Liwa</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Islam">Islam</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="Army">Army</span>, <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="shortly">shortly</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="explosion">explosion</span>, <span word="hailing">hailing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p>"<span word="God">God</span> <span word="willing">willing</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regime">regime</span>," <span word="Syria">Syria</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rebel">rebel</span> <span word="commander">commander</span>, <span word="Riad">Riad</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Asaad">Asaad</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Associated">Associated</span> <span word="Press">Press</span>.</p>
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