It thinks the refugees will soon try to break out, and that the Tigers, reduced, it says, to 200 hardened fighters plus some raw recruits, will be unable to stop them.

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All four fighters, plus featherweight Iain Weaver, will box for final places on Friday.

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It has purchased 300 to 400 Russian Sukhoi Su-27 fighters and Su-30 fighter-bombers, plus Russian A-50 AWACS and anti-air and ground attack missiles.

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