AFP: the only international media organisation to enter Deraa
Agence France-Presse was the only international media organisation to be able to get in to Deraa after a 10-day siege by Syrian security forces.
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Agence France-Presse was the only international media organisation to be able to get in to Deraa after a 10-day siege by Syrian security forces.
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