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Will the Syria endgame include ISIS?
The latest reports indicate that Aleppo — the last stand of "moderate rebels" — is about to fall to attacks by Syria's Assad regime, bolstered by Russia. They claim the target is ISIS, but new reports indicate that Assad helped create the Islamic State. We hear what that could mean for US policy as Donald Trump prepares to take over from Barack Obama.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenPhoto courtesy of the Syrian Arab News Agency
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