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U.S. Special Forces See Hope In Syria

NPR
Published September 19, 2017 at 1:12 PM EDT

U.S. commanders say the rebels they are training to fight the Islamic State in Syria represent the best chance to break the region’s cycle of terrorism.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with Gayle Tzemach Lemmon (@gaylelemmon), a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, who made a recent trip to Syria and spoke with American troops.

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A picture taken during a press tour provided by the Russian Armed Forces on Sept. 15, 2017, shows Russian soldiers standing guard in a central street in Syria's eastern city of Deir Ezzor, as locals pass by. (Dominique Derda/AFP/Getty Images)
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A picture taken during a press tour provided by the Russian Armed Forces on Sept. 15, 2017, shows Russian soldiers standing guard in a central street in Syria's eastern city of Deir Ezzor, as locals pass by. (Dominique Derda/AFP/Getty Images)