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Antony Blinken: “The best way to deal with Raqqa, liberating it is using a force on the ground that's dominated by a Kurdish militia that…”

On the recordApril 17, 2017
The best way to deal with Raqqa, liberating it is using a force on the ground that's dominated by a Kurdish militia that Turkey hates.
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Antony Blinken
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Blinken explains the complexities of U.S. military strategy in Syria, particularly in relation to Turkey's opposition to Kurdish forces.

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