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US and Allies Carry Out Airstrikes in Syria
The Obama Administration is back in the Middle East more deeply than ever. Months of airstrikes in Iraq were followed up overnight by more intense attacks in Syria—some of them backed by Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readThe Obama Administration is back in the Middle East more deeply than ever. Months of airstrikes in Iraq were followed up overnight by more intense attacks in Syria—some of them backed by Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. Martin Chulov is Middle East Correspondent for Britain’s Guardian newspaper; he joins us from Beirut.
