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ISIS retakes Division 17 Army Base in surprise counter-offensive north of Raqqa https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-retakes-division-17-army-base-surprise-counter-offensive-north-raqqa-city/ 105.73.27.241 (talk) 03:31, 12 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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It twice says Romanian suburb. The sources make it clear that it's Al-Romaniya suburb. The correct translation would be Roman suburb, but there is no reason to translate the name at all. 80.132.70.87 (talk) 08:37, 13 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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 ISIS retakes Division 17 Army Base in surprise counter-offensive north of Raqqa
 https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-retakes-division-17-army-base-surprise-counter-offensive-north-raqqa-city/ [[Special:Contributions/105.73.27.241|105.73.27.241]] ([[User talk:105.73.27.241|talk]]) 03:31, 12 June 2017 (UTC)
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+It twice says '''Romanian''' suburb. The sources make it clear that it's '''Al-Romaniya''' suburb. The correct translation would be '''Roman''' suburb, but there is no reason to translate the name at all. [[Special:Contributions/80.132.70.87|80.132.70.87]] ([[User talk:80.132.70.87|talk]]) 08:37, 13 June 2017 (UTC)