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On the recordJanuary 20, 2016
As evil as ISIL is, it is the barrel bombs and air attacks that are causing most of the civilian casualties in Syria.
Said by
Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Wicker emphasizes the severity of Assad's actions compared to ISIL's.

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