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Britain and France have said they are not ruling out any options in Syria, including a military-enforced no-fly zone to protect thousands of civilians fleeing the escalating civil war. Britain and France have said they are not ruling out any options in Syria, including a military-enforced no-fly zone to protect thousands of civilians fleeing the escalating civil war.
 
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Syria has one of the most sophisticated Russian-designed air defence systems outside of the former Eastern Bloc countries. Analysis by Army Recognition: Syrian army air defence threats in case of no-fly zone Syria has one of the most sophisticated Russian-designed air defence systems outside of the former Eastern Bloc countries. Analysis by Army Recognition team : Syrian army air defence threats in case of no-fly zone....
 
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Clashes intensified in Egypt's North Sinai early Wednesday, August 8, 2012, as Egyptian armed forces launched air strikes with AH-64 helicopters on Sinai militants in response to a series of attacks by masked gunmen on military checkpoints. Egyptian Army Apache helicopters fired rockets at armed militants and there were numerous militant casualties, said Gen. Ahmed Bakr, head of North Sinai security. Clashes intensified in Egypt's North Sinai early Wednesday, August 8, 2012, as Egyptian armed forces launched air strikes with AH-64 helicopters on Sinai militants ....
 
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Rebels claimed to destroy several government armoured vehicles. Colonel Abdel Jabbar al-Oqaidi of the rebel Free Syrian Army said his forces on Saturday had repulsed troops in Salaheddin district and that the regime offensive had been temporarily stopped.Syrian government forces are preparing a massive assault against the rebels in the city of Aleppo. In the capital Damascus, the forces of the President Bashar al-Assad fight the last rebels with tanks and armoured vehicles.