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    The battle over Aleppo brings new pleas for intervention

    Rebel forces in Syria won a rare victory this month by getting some food to 300,000 starving citizens trapped by constant bombing in the city of Aleppo. The US reportedly looked the other way while moderates teamed up with a former affiliate of al Qaeda. Nevertheless, a crisis of massive proportions is still growing.

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    By Warren Olney • Aug 16, 2016 • 1 min read

    Rebel forces in Syria won a rare victory this month by getting some food to 300,000 starving citizens trapped by constant bombing in the city of Aleppo. The US reportedly looked the other way while moderates teamed up with a former affiliate of al Qaeda. Nevertheless, a crisis of massive proportions is still growing.

    America's Holocaust Museum, is among those demanding action. President Obama's legacy has already been called into question. But, despite speculation that Russia's involvement is timed to the US election, the Trump and Clinton campaigns have had very little to say.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Erika Solomon

      Financial Times

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      Roy Gutman

      Pulitzer Prize-winning veteran foreign correspondent

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      Cameron Hudson

      senior associate of the Africa program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies

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    2 of 3
    The battle for Aleppo
    1. 1:5315 Guantánamo detainees released
    2. 8:50The battle over Aleppo brings new pleas for interventionYou’re reading this
    3. 43:33The secret of Jamaica's runners
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