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5/18/14

Middle East Turmoil: Syria war: Air defence chief Gen Hussein Ishaq killed

The head of Syria's air defences has died amid fighting near Damascus.

Gen Hussein Ishaq was said to have been wounded as rebels attacked an air defence base near the town of Mleiha on Saturday and later died.

He is one of a handful of high-ranking military officers to be killed in the country's civil war.

Rebels are fighting to depose President Bashar al-Assad's regime in a bloody conflict that began three years ago.

Despite the war, the government plans to hold a presidential election next month in the areas under its control.

Read more:: BBC News - Syria war: Air defence chief Gen Hussein Ishaq killed

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