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On the recordApril 29, 2014
This crisis is a humanitarian nightmare. Backed by Russia, Iran, and Hezbollah, Assad continues to commit mass atrocities.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

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Engel describes the Syrian crisis and the atrocities committed by Assad.

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