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Have May and Blackford forgotten about Syria's jihadists?

PARLIAMENT witnessed a double act between Theresa May and SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford yesterday to blame Syria and its allies for loss of life in eastern Ghouta.

Blackford repeated the total of deaths claimed by the jihadist groups that control the area in the previous 48 hours, asking the Prime Minister what talks had been held on enforcing UN resolutions to end attacks on civilians.

For some reason he failed to refer to the ability of the jihadists to maintain constant deadly mortar attacks on civilians in Damascus.

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