House panel balks at Salvadoran aid policy shift
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a six-condition amendment to curb U.S. military aid and advisers to El Salvador unless the Duarte regime meets democracy and human rights benchmarks. The vote, 26-6 with Democratic and Republican support, could delay aid pending full Congress action.</s>
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Syrians beef up defense after Israeli air raids near Zahle
Syrian forces moved three SAM-6 launchers into eastern Lebanon's Bekaa Valley to bolster air defenses after Israeli jets shot down two Syrian helicopters near Zahle. Israeli bombing targeted Palestinian guerrilla positions south along the frontier as Damascus said it fights pro Israeli Christians.
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