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Saving their sworn enemy: Heartstopping footage shows Israelicommandos rescuing wounded men from Syrian warzone butWHY are they risking their lives for Islamic militants?Elite Israeli troops rescue wounded Syrians from the world's worst war almost every nightThey have saved more than 2,000 people since 2013, at a cost of 50 million shekels (£8.7million)Many are enemies of Israel and some may even be fighters for groups affiliated to Al QaedaMailOnline embedded with Israeli commandos stationed on the border between Israel and Syria Dramatic video filmed by MailOnline and the Israeli army shows these operations taking placeIsrael says that the operation is purely humanitarian but analysts believe Israel also has strategic reasonsFor more of the latest news updates on the Syrian war visit www.dailymail.co.uk/syria
By JAKE WALLIS SIMONS ON THE ISRAELSYRIA BORDER FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 02:55 EST, 8 December 2015 | UPDATED: 19:50 EST, 8 December 2015
Under cover of darkness, an Israeli armoured car advances down the potholed road that leads to Syria.As it crests a small hill, the driver picks up the radio handset and tells his commanding officer that the border is in sight.
He kills the engine. Ten heavilyarmed commandos jump out and take cover, watching for signs of ambush. Then five of them move up to the 12ftchainlink fence that marks the limit of Israeliheld territory.
On the other side, on the very edge of Syria, lies an unconscious man wrapped like a doll in a blooddrenched duvet. The commandos unlock the fence,open a section of it and drag him onto Israeli soil.
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Unconscious: A wounded Syrian Islamic militant receives urgent medical treatment from Israeli troops at the Syrian border. Thecommandos are seen administering 'tracheal intubation' by forcing a tube down the man's throat to prevent asphyxiation
The casualty – who doesn't look older than 20 – is losing blood fast. He has been shot in the intestines and the liver, and has a deep laceration in his leftankle.
After putting him on an emergency drip, the commandos stretcher him back to the armoured car and head back to Israel.
But this wounded man is not an Israeli soldier, or even an Israeli citizen. He is an Islamic militant. And his rescue forms part of an extraordinaryhumanitarian mission that is fraught with danger and has provoked deep controversy on all sides.
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Almost every night, Israeli troops run secret missions to save the lives of Syrian fighters, all of whom are sworn enemies of the Jewish state.
MailOnline has gained unprecedented access to this secretive and hazardous operation, embedding with the commandos to obtain exclusive footage,and interviewing the medics who are obliged to treat Syrian militants, some of whom openly admit that they intend to kill Israelis.
Danger: Israeli commandos are carrying out similar rescues every night but their government's motive for authorising the extraordinarymissions is unclear
Emergency: The militant is very close to death and requires expert medical attention from the team, including a complex blood transfusion
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Kamal Alam, research analyst, RoyalUnited Services Institute (RUSI)
Chaos: Alongside the border with Israel numerous groups battle in Syria, including Hezbollah, Government troops, rebels and ISIS
Israel insists that these treacherous nightly rescues are purely humanitarian, and that it can only hope to 'win hearts and minds' in Syria. But analystssuggest the Jewish state has in fact struck a deadly 'deal with the devil' – offering support to the Sunni militants who fight the Syrian ruler Assad in thehope of containing its arch enemies Hezbollah and Iran.
There is no doubt about the danger involved. Many of the casualties rescued by Israel belong toSalafist groups who harbour a deepseated hatred of the Jewish State. It has also been reportedthat some may be members of Jabhat alNusra, a Syrian group affiliated to Al Qaeda that haskidnapped scores of UN peacekeeping troops in this area, and has massacred Christians deeper inSyria.
It is unclear how the two enemies arrange the rescue. All that has been disclosed is that wordreaches Israeli forces that casualties have been dumped at the border, intelligence establishes thatit is not a trap, and the commandos are sent in.
In the three years that Israel has been running these operations, it has saved the lives of more than2,000 Syrians – at least 80 per cent of whom are male and of fighting age – at a cost of 50 millionshekels (£8.7 million).
Almost nothing is known about the Syrian as he is wheeled into emergency surgery 40 minutes after the rescue. He may be a member of a relativelymoderate Islamist group, or he may be a jihadi. For its part, Israel says it either does not gather, or does not disclose, this information.
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Wounded: The commandos must stabilise the casualty as soon as possible and rush him to hospital so that his wounds can be treated
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Lieutenant Colonel Itzik Malka,commander of the medical branch ofthe Golan Brigade
Safe: The stabilised casualty is stretchered out of the vehicle outside the hospital, where he will be handed over to the surgical team
'My dream is that one day, the Red Cross will say, thanks guys, we'll take it from here, you go back to your unit and take care of injured Israelis,' saidLieutenant Colonel Itzik Malka, commander of the medical branch of the Golan Brigade.
'I am proud of what we are doing here, but it is a great burden. For every Syrian in hospital, there is one less bed for an Israeli. One day we will have tomake a choice between an Israeli life and a Syrian one. When that happens it will be hard, but I have to say my first duty will be to Israelis.'
Officially, Israel says that this operation is part of its programme of humanitarianism, which hasprovided aid to a long list of countries from Haiti to Nepal. Palestinian civilians are also regularpatients at Israeli hospitals such as the Rambam Medical Centre in Haifa.
A spokesman pointed out that about 20 per cent of the Syrians treated by Israel are civilians.MailOnline witnessed Israeli army medics treating a sick twomonthold baby and a middleagedman who had suffered a heart attack, both of whom were evacuated across the Syrian border by thecommandos.
The rescue of the baby girl was particularly poignant. Her older brother had died of a rare bonedisease, and her mother feared that she was showing symptoms of the same disorder. Distraught,the woman decided to brave the dangers of the border and appeal to the enemy for help.
The baby was treated under cover of darkness in the back of an armoured car, by Israeli militarymedics with rifles slung over their shoulders. They were able to ascertain that she was suffering froma high fever and gave the mother some muchneeded medication.
Then mother and infant were escorted by heavilyarmed combat troops back to the Syrian warzone. Diagnosing the bone disorder would have to wait.
'I wouldn't say that Israel is doing this for nothing,' said Chris Doyle, Director of the Council for ArabBritish Understanding. 'If so, it wouldn't bepublicising it.
'There is an element of wanting to improve the country's brand and image abroad, when all the opinion polls show that Israel doesn't have the greatestreputation. £8.7million is a large price to pay for PR, but Israel's powersthatbe have realised that it has to invest in its image.'
An Israeli Government spokesman rejected these claims as 'absurd'.
'Israel is a world leader in providing humanitarian assistance, both in the Middle East and around the world,' he said. He also pointed out that this is notthe first time the Jewish State has given medical care to those bent on its destruction and their families.
In October, a Tel Aviv hospital treated Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' brotherinlaw, and last year it treated the daughter of the Hamas leaderIsmail Haniyeh. But analysts maintain that in the 'tough neighbourhood' of the Middle East, it is rare to give something for nothing.
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Humanitarian: A Syrian woman (centre) is brought into Israel by commandos so that her ill baby can be treated by military medics
Support: An Israeli Army medic gives the Syrian baby a medical examination. The child's older brother died of the same condition
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Desperate: After being treated in the back of a jeep, mother and infant are escorted back to the dangerous Syrian warzone
MailOnline was given access to interview Syrian militants at the Ziv Medical Centre in Safed, northern Israel, one of a number of hospitals at which theyare treated, on condition that their identities are not revealed. If other Syrians discovered they had received medical care in the hated Israel, they wouldbe in danger of execution.
The casualties lavished praise on Israel. 'I will not fight against Israel in the future. Israel looks after wounded people better than the Arabs. The Arabsare dogs,' said a wiry rebel fighter who gave his name as Ahmed, 23, who was recovering from a gunshot wound to the groin.
'Before I came here, I wouldn't have said this. But there are many people who got injured and came to Israel for treatment, and they told me about it. Ifeel safe here in Israel. But when I am well again, I will go back and fight.'
Another rebel, 20yearold Mohammed, whose leg had been all but destroyed by fire from a Russianmade 'Dushka' heavy machine gun, agreed.'Thanks to Israel for letting me in,' he said, eyeing the surgical frame supporting his shattered leg.
'The butcher Assad is my enemy. Israel is not my enemy. The one who treats you is not your enemy.' As soon as he was well enough, he added, he toointended to go back to Syria to take up arms again.
The Israeli doctor in charge of their treatment, Russianborn Professor Alexander Lerner – a leading expert in treating war injuries – did not disguise hisdelight at these responses.
'We are trying to build peace with our neighbours and win their hearts and minds,' he said. 'There are now 2,000 Syrians who have had their lives savedby Israel. We hope that this will change their life position. In the future, they will be more friendly to Israel and they won't want to fight us.'
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Recovering: Mohammed, 20, a Syrian militant, receives medical care in Israel after his leg was almost destroyed by heavy machine gun fire
Converted: Ahmed, 23, a Syrian militant, says Israel is no longer his enemy, but many suspect he is just saying what Israelis want to hear
Other medical staff, however, believe that the militants were lying. Issa Peres, 36, a Christian Israeli Arab social worker, said that many hospital staffresented having to treat them.
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Issa Peres, social worker, Ziv MedicalCentre
'I work with the Syrians all the time, I see and hear bad things,' he said. 'Many of them said badwords to me, that they are going to kill me, they are going to fight with the Christian community,when they are safe they will fight against Israel.
'They have destroyed churches and Christian communities in Syria. I have to care for them, it is myjob. But if I'm sitting with myself, I say no, it is not right for Israel to treat them.'
Asked about the fighters' promises not to fight against Israel in the future, he said: 'I don't trust anyone of them. They grew up believing Israel is their enemy, Israel is the devil. You can't change theirminds by taking care of them for two weeks.'
Other Israelis are more bitter. In June, two wounded Syrian jihadis were attacked by a lynchmobwhile they were being transported to hospital by ambulance. One was beaten to death, while theother suffered serious injuries.
Six weeks later, two members of the Israeli Druze community – an Arabicspeaking people found in Israel and across the Levant – were charged withmurder. It emerged that the militants were suspected members of Jabhat alNusra, an Al Qaeda affiliate who had attacked Druze villages in Syria.
Nervous: A treated Syrian militant is wheeled out of a civilian ambulance a mile from the Syrian border in order to be taken back to Syria
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Returning: The militant is due to be returned back to war in an operation that is risky for the Israeli troops who will take him to the border
Farewell: The Syrian militant takes a final look at the medical team that saved his life before heading back to continue fighting in the war
According to one senior Israeli army officer, Israel's humanitarian mission may also be part of a security strategy, aiming to 'keep the northern borderquiet and our soldiers safe' by using medical treatment as an 'insurance policy'.
'The Syrians will not strike us because they know we'd stop helping them,' Lieutenant Colonel Malka told MailOnline.
'They are desperate for our medical help. They have no doctors, not even a vet. Once we treated a man who had been stitched up by a friend with a
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needle and thread.
'If they want our help to continue, they know they must stop anybody from attacking our soldiers andcivilians.'
Some experts argue that the status quo makes sense for both sides. The militants are stretchedalmost to breakingpoint in a bitter struggle against Assad, and Israel, which is coping with stabbingsthroughout the country and sporadic rocket fire from Gaza, wants to avoid a flareup of terror in thenorth.
Others, however, believe that Israel is also pursuing more hardheaded geopolitical goals. 'Aboveall, Israel wants to prevent Hezbollah from gaining control on the other side of the border,' saidMichael Stephens, Research Fellow for Middle East Studies at the Royal United Services Institute(RUSI).
'The Sunni militants are fighting Hezbollah, so for now they share the same objectives as Israel. That's why we're seeing this odd cooperation betweenpeople who would be enemies under any other circumstances.
'It is also possible that Israel is looking at what capacity these Syrians can add to its intelligence gathering in Syria, which is already formidable.'
Leaving: The rebel fighter is wheeled out of an ambulance and transferred to a stretcher, which will be placed in an armoured vehicle
It is humanitarian, but it'salso a case of "my enemy'senemy is my friend"
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The final stage: These are the last moments that this Syrian militant is likely to spend in Israel before he goes back to fight in the war
Transfer: The militant is taken on a stretcher to the waiting armoured vehicle for the short journey back to Syria, where he will be collected
Analysts agree that the powerful Shia alliance of Iran, Hezbollah and Assad's troops is an existential threat to Israel, far outweighing any danger fromthe Sunni Islamist rebels (who are backed by Saudi Arabia, understood to have a form of working relationship in some areas with Israel).
Significantly, an Israeli spokesman confirmed that no medical support has been provided to any militants from the Shia alliance.
'From an Israeli viewpoint, it's a case of my enemy's enemy is my friend,' said Kamal Alam, research analyst at RUSI and an expert in Syrian affairs.
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'There is no one they can trust in the Syrian quagmire, but if you get rid of Hezbollah, that's the end of Iran in the region. Israel's main aim has to be toeliminate Hezbollah – and whoever takes on Hezbollah is an uneasy but necessary ally.
'In giving medical support to these fighters, Israel has done a deal with the devil.'
For Israel to actually arm and equip the Sunni militants, he pointed out, would be to risk a fierce backlash, both from the Arab world and in Israel. Itwould also run the risk that the weapons could one day be turned against the Jewish State.
Humanitarian medical assistance, on the other hand, which is also offered to civilians, raises fewer objections on both sides, while fulfilling mutualstrategic objectives.
Mission accomplished: The armoured car, filled with heavily armed commandos and the patchedup militant, leaves for the Syrian border
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Watching him go: A team of commandos look on as their comrades take the militant on the dangerous journey back to war in Syria
This is where the commandos come in. For these young soldiers, the night is yet young; taking Syrian casualties to hospital was just the first half of theirduties. As the night wears on, an ambulance draws up carrying a patchedup militant ready to be taken back to war.
He has received treatment at the Rambam Hospital in Haifa, Israel's leading medical facility for treating the most severely wounded patients. A civilianambulance – with an armed guard – has taken him on the 90minute journey to the border, to avoid attracting the attention of lynchmobs along the way.
MailOnline is allowed to film on condition that the militant is not asked his allegiances. When he is wheeled out of the ambulance, it is clear that despiteintensive medical treatment, he is still very unwell. One of his legs is in plaster and the other is scarred with shrapnel pockmarks, and his right eye iscovered with a bandage. He looks disoriented and afraid as he is transferred into an armoured vehicle and driven off into the darkness.
From Israel's point of view, this is the conclusion of another successful humanitarian mission, which now take place nightly as the conflict in Syria burnson. At the same time, however, many believe that this man's treatment – and the care given to thousands of Syrians like him – is an important, ifunlikely, investment in Israel's security.
WHO IS FIGHTING WHOM IN SYRIA – AND WHERE DOES ISRAEL FIT IN?For four bitter years, the Syrian civil war has been raging less than a mile from Israeliheld territory (Jake Wallis Simons writes). Butaside from the occasional exchange of fire, the Jewish State has so far avoided being dragged into the conflict.Nonetheless, Israel has significant interests at stake in the hostilities. Most obviously, it does not want to see Iranian influence creepingclose to its borders, as this could have serious security repercussions. A senior intelligence officer told MailOnline that Israel also concerned about Hezbollah's role in the Syrian conflict, as the Lebanesemilitia is gaining valuable combat experience that may strengthen its future operations against Israel.Below is a summary of the main military actors in Syria, and what each one means for Israel.Assad's troops: The Syrian ruler's forces are now only operational in his stronghold in western Syria, but they are now beginning to regain territorywith the help of Russian air support. Israel has fought three bitter wars with Syria, and sees it as a longstanding enemy.
Iran: Officially, the theocracy denies that it has combat personnel engaged in Syria. But analyses of military burials suggests that at least 100members of the Revolutionary Guards and the elite Quds Force have been killed in action in the country since January 2013, and its financial andlogistical support of Assad is significant. Iran is by far Israel's most powerful foe, having repeatedly threatened to destroy the Jewish State. Given thelarge sums of money that will flow into Iran following the lifting of Western sanctions, its deep involvement in Syria is of grave concern to Israel.
Hezbollah: The Shia Lebanese guerrilla organisation has formidable capabilities, and works handinglove with Iran in Syria. It is one of Israel's mostdeadly enemies, having kidnapped a number of Israeli soldiers and fought several debilitating conflicts with the Jewish State.
Russia: Officially on friendly terms with Israel, Vladimir Putin nonetheless threw his hat into the ring on the side of Assad in September. The US saysRussia has been mostly targeting the 'moderate' opposition, but this may have changed since ISIS downed the Russian Airbus A321 in Egypt on 31October, killing all 224 people on board. Nonetheless, Russia's main priority is to prop up Assad.
ISIS: The brutal jihadi group, which has become the number one enemy of the West since it mounted attacks in Paris in November, controls areas ofIraq and Syria which is home to five million people and is thought to earn more than $2billion a year. In October, the group released a video in Hebrewin which it promised that 'not one Jew will be left in Jerusalem'. But it currently does not occupy territory in immediate reach of the Israeli border.
Saudi Arabia: The Gulf monarchy is the principal financial backer of the Sunni militia who are fighting Assad , including the Army of Conquest, agroup of Islamist rebels linked to Al Qaeda. It is engaged in a longterm struggle for supremacy with Iran, and is also fighting Iranianbacked Shiaforces in Yemen. It is understood that Saudi Arabia and the other Gulf states have a working relationship with Israel, which is hated on the Arab street.Israel has recently opened its first ever diplomatic mission in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Shia militia: Iran has mobilised a multinational network of Shia militias in Syria, which analysts believe serves as Iran's 'Foreign Legion', fighting theSunni networks of ISIS and alQaeda. This includes Shia fighters from Afghanistan and Pakistan. All of these militiamen are informed by Iran's
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loathing of Israel, even if they do not necessarily share it to the same extent.
Al Qaeda: Various AQ affiliate groups are fighting Assad in Syria, including the feared alNusra Front, also known as the Syrian Al Qaeda. This groupattacked Druze villages in southern Syria, angering Israeli Druze on the other side of the border. As a result, two alleged alNusra fighters who werebeing treated in Israel were lynched by Israeli Druze in June 2015.
The Kurds: This proud people has been fighting for an independent Kurdistan for decades, and is currently engaged in a bloody war with ISIS.Kurdish forces are comprised of a number of disparate militia such as the YPG (supported by Syrian Turkmen Brigades) and the PKK, which is lockedin an armed struggle with Turkey. The Kurds have long been on friendly terms with Israel, which supports their desire for independence.
Turkey: The country is preoccupied with combating the Turkish Kurds in northern Syria, and has conducted airstrikes against them, as well as againstISIS. It has also provided arms and logistical support to the Free Syrian Army, and wishes to see Assad deposed. Relations between Turkey andIsrael were derailed in 2010, when eight Turkish nationals and an AmericanTurkish activist were killed by Israeli commandos in international waterswhen they attempted to run the Israeli blockade of Gaza. The relationship has been repaired to a large extent since.
Moderate Syrian rebels: A range of militias opposed to Assad are referred to generally as the Free Syrian Army. David Cameron has placed theirnumbers at about 70,000, but doubts remain about how unified they are, given the fact that they do not share a central command structure andoperate in different parts of the country. They have no immediate desire to fight Israel, but share the general hatred of the Jewish state that dominatesin Syria.
United States: The Obama administration failed to attack Assad when he crossed the 'red line' of using chemical weapons in 2014. However, it hasconducted significant air operations against ISIS, the al Nusra Front and other jihadi groups. The US is a staunch ally of Israel, though relations havebeen strained in recent years due to differences between President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu over the settlement policy on the WestBank.
France: Following the Paris terror attacks, France has played a leading role in rallying support for Western strikes on ISIS, and has significantlystepped up its own air operations. Large numbers of French Jews have emigrated to Israel in the wake of terror attacks against Jewish targets inFrance. The French Government was one of the first to recognise the Jewish State in 1948, but also strongly supports the Palestinian right to selfdetermination.
United Kingdom: The RAF has been bombing ISIS in Iraq since September 2014. After Parliament rejected military strikes against Assad in 2013,British involvement in Syria was limited to logistical support. The vote to approve airstrikes in Syria in December changed that, and the UK is nowcarrying out fierce air assaults on ISIS in Syria as well as Iraq. Britain is a longstanding friend of Israel, though Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of theopposition, has a reputation for hostility towards the Jewish State.
Read more:Shiite Combat Casualties Show the Depth of Iran's Involvement in Syria The Washington Institute for Near East PolicyIran's Military Intervention in Syria: LongTerm Implications The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
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northerngreywolf, bury, 6 hours ago
Say no more, squire. Shows who the human beings are in this field of human conflict.
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Murray Freedman, Stanmore, United Kingdom, 6 hours ago
Excellent article, great video footage and photos. For whatever the reason, Israeli forces and medics are bringing humanity to this location and itsprotagonists, at very real risk to themselves. When you are dealing with the crazy jihadists across the border, the promises of non violence cannot berelied upon. Well done Israel.
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IJ, Colchester, United Kingdom, 6 hours ago
This is not news, Israel has been treating badly injured Syrians since the beginning of the war, it just doesn't get reported!!
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sylvia21, bangor, United Kingdom, 6 hours ago
Are they treating injured Syrian government troops too?
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Kim Jongun Cameron, Eton, United Kingdom, 7 hours ago
War is just a silly posturing game for some countries. Don't take at facevalue anything you are told about what is going on in the MiddleEast.
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Neo, Leeds, United Kingdom, 7 hours ago
Saving a life for information.
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Shockleader, Llanelli, 7 hours ago
Oil.
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truffle6, narnia, United Kingdom, 7 hours ago
god bless Israel.
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worldweary, norwich, United Kingdom, 8 hours ago
Israel's emergency rescue teams have been the first in and last out at disaster sights all over the world for donkey's years and they don't make a bigpropaganda deal about it. They go unreported by journalists because it doesn't fit the "evil Israel" picture that people wish to see. A lot of the posts hereare so blindly prejudiced that they would refuse to see anything good or altruistic in Israel's actions no matter what they did. It shows a very ugly side totheir psyche.
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Demosfunnies, London, United Kingdom, 8 hours ago
Also notice that Israel hasn't been attacked by the jihadis even though live next door ? Israel/America/Britain/Turkey/Saudi Arabia and others all together= the hand in Isis glove. Note America bombed Isis for 1 year and achieved nothing, bombs in the desert.
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