Police also seized luxury apartments, more than 150 farms used for pasture, and 15 lorries and armoured cars.

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The current debate, I have learned, surrounds sending armoured cars, and equipment such as heavy diggers and lorries to help deal with the consequences of Scud strikes in northern Syria, some of which have buried dozens of people.

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