On the recordSeptember 9, 2014
Both leaders agreed that a stronger Syrian opposition is essential to confronting extremists like ISIL as well as the Assad regime, which has lost all legitimacy.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBarack Obama: “Both leaders agreed that a stronger Syrian opposition is essential to confronting extremists like ISIL as well as the…”
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Readout of the President's Call with His Majesty King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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