As evil as ISIL is, it is the barrel bombs and air attacks that are causing most of the civilian casualties in Syria.
Roger Wicker: “As evil as ISIL is, it is the barrel bombs and air attacks that are causing most of the civilian casualties in Syria.”
On the recordJanuary 20, 2016
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Wicker emphasizes the severity of Assad's actions compared to ISIL's.
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