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World Service,23 May 2016,49 mins

Bombs Kill Dozens in Syrian Government Heartland

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Islamic State group claims attacks in President Assad's coastal heartland; Obama says lifting Vietnam weapons ban removes vestige of the Cold War; Film producer Rebecca O'Brien on winning in Cannes. (Photo: Syrians gather at the scene of a bombing in the city of Tartous. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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