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27 May 2013

Senator McCain met with rebels in Syria: spokesman

Author: admintech | Filed under: World

U.S. Senator John McCain is pictured with U.S. troops at a Patriot missile site in southern TurkeyBy Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Senator John McCain, a former presidential candidate and an outspoken advocate for U.S. military aid to the Syrian opposition, met with some of the rebels during a surprise visit to the war-torn country on Monday, his spokesman said. Spokesman Brian Rogers confirmed McCain's meeting with the rebels, but declined to give any details about the visit, which may fuel pressure on Washington to intervene in a conflict that is believed to have claimed 80,000 lives. The visit came as U.S. …

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