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"The number of people killed by gunfire, shelling, summary executions and clashes pitting rebels against troops on Wednesday in the towns of Al-Sanamein and Ghabagheb has risen to 45," the watchdog has stated.
There was no immediate comment from Syrian state officials.
Security forces had been fighting anti-Assad rebels in the town in Deraa, a province bordering Jordan that has become a focal point of battles as both sides seek to control Syria's frontiers and seize supply lines to the capital, Damascus.
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The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has carried out a series of coordinated investigative actions across several countries, including Bulgaria and Romania, as part of a probe into suspected large-scale fraud involving EU funds
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