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Emir of Qatar favors Arab troops in Syria: report

Published January 14, 2012 Updated January 14, 2012 04:32pm

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani became the first Arab leader to publicly call for Arab troops to deploy to Syria, telling the CBS news program "60 Minutes" which airs Sunday that "some troops should go" to help bring an end to the deadly crackdown on dissent by President Bashar al-Assad's regime.

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