Scores more were killed over the weekend in the restless northern town of Jisr al-Shoghour, just a few miles from the Turkish border, after tanks and helicopters reportedly bombarded the city.

在距离土耳其边境只有数英里的北部动荡城市Jisr al-Shoghour，据报道，周末又有20余人在坦克和武装直升机的炮火中丧生。

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The prime minister had suggested that Depardieu's move to the town of Nechin, just over the border from the French city of Lille, was unpatriotic at a time of cutbacks.

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So his departure could hurt the chances of resolving the Arab-Kurdish dispute over land and oil in the border region around Kirkuk, a city and province which the Kurds say is theirs.

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