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Trump says strikes in Syria could be soon or not; Syrian troops take control of rebel enclave

BEIRUT - President Donald Trump on Thursday appeared to step back from an earlier aggressive stance on firing missiles at Syria, while some European nations debated their participation in any such military strike.

Trump, a day after taunting Russia, a key ally to Syrian President Bashar Assad, about its need to get ready for missile strikes in Syria, seemed to present a lesser sense of urgency about attacks in a new Twitter message.

"Never said when an attack on Syria would take place. Could be very soon or not so soon at all!" Trump tweeted Thursday.

Russia has said it would shoot down any cruise missiles targeting Syrian government

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