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    Accuracy of state department's helicopter claim

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There are new developments tonight about Russia's military aid to Syria and something of -- -- inside the Obama administration.

Here is chief intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge.

This amateur video from Homs province the -- center of the fighting in Syria reportedly shows Russian made military helicopters firing on civilians.

Well -- claims cannot be independently verified there was no question that the State Department this Syrian regime is systematically slaughtering its own people.

Every helicopter that is flying and working.

Is attacking.

A -- -- -- civilian locations and the State Department spokesperson strenuously sought to qualify how the Russians are supporting the regime of Syrian president Assad the concern is when you add three more.

Freshly recruit us helicopters to the -- That is three more than can be used to kill civilians welcome all of you -- one neither Secretary Clinton nor Defense Secretary Panetta addressed the issue of Russian made helicopters in Syria.

The qualification at Thursday's briefing was important.

Because Clinton left the impression Tuesday that Russia was providing new health -- -- to Damascus we are concerned about the latest step information we have.

That there are attack helicopters.

On the -- from Russia to Syria.

Which will escalate.

The conflict quite dramatically the same day the Defense Department put the focus on the slaughter of civilians and not the nation's supply in the helicopters -- frankly.

That type of -- is immaterial.

That they are using helicopter gunships against their own people.

Is intolerable unacceptable and the Defense Department justified and existing deal to buy Russian helicopters for the Afghan air force.

-- needed in my seventeen helicopter.

From our vantage point is about Afghanistan.

It's about.

Equipping.

The Afghan air force with what they need.

Two.

To ensure that they have the capabilities from -- -- standpoint to defend themselves.

The Russian government says it's not violating international law and so far international groups including the UN in the Arab League have been ineffective so the slaughter of Syrian civilians continues -- Catherine Herridge reporting from the state -- Katherine thanks.

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