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IS kills many in attack on Syrian camp

An Iraqi refugee carries her child as she walks around in a camp in al-Hawl, in Syria's Hassakeh province, on 13 March 2017

Many civilians are among more than 30 people killed in the incident near the Iraqi border.

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  • 2 May 2017
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