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AP sources: US would retaliate against Assad

By Julie Pace
Published September 16, 2014 7:17am ET
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AP sources: US would retaliate against Assad
"Our intelligence professional have long spoken about the host of terrorism threats that are emanating from Syria," White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters Thursday. (AP/Carolyn Kaster) | Carolyn Kaster

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States would retaliate against Syrian President Bashar Assad’s air defenses if he were to go after American planes launching airstrikes in his country, senior Obama administration officials said Monday.

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