Syrian peace efforts fail and bombings intensify

Hosted by Warren Olney Sep. 28, 2016 National

UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has accused Russia and the Syrian government of war crimes in the siege of Aleppo. With each side blaming the other, it's a crisis likely to face the next President of the United States.

People look at the sky fearing an airstrike in the rebel-held al-Myassar neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria, September 27, 2016. (Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters)

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Host:
Warren Olney

Producers:
Andrea Brody, Jenny Hamel

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