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FRANCE SYRIA

Syria creeps into France's presidential election campaign

French presidential candidates will not be able to avoid talking about Syria, whether on issues relating to French special forces, repatriating French nationals in prison or the threat still posed by Islamic State. With just two months to go to the first voting round, Intelligence Online looks at their positions. [...] (622 words)
Published on 10/02/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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