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Podcast: Fault Lines
Episode: Episode 390: The Enemy of my Enemy is my…
Description: Today, Les, Martha, Morgan, and Jeffrey discuss the recent fall of the Syrian city of Aleppo, Syria’s second-largest city, to Al-Qaeda-linked rebel forces, reawakening the long-dormant civil war that began during the Arab Spring in 2011. Syrian and allied Russian forces have responded by launching a series of airstrikes on Aleppo and Idlib, where the rebel forces have been based. Who exactly are the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)? Is this development in Syria good for the United States and our allies? Why is this happening now?Check out the answers to these questions and...