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Eliot Engel: “As chief of staff of the supreme military command, I hereby reaffirm the Free Syria Army's continued commitment to…”

On the recordSeptember 17, 2014
As chief of staff of the supreme military command, I hereby reaffirm the Free Syria Army's continued commitment to removing the twin terrorists Bashar al-Assad and Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi from Syrian soil.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

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Engel emphasizes the Free Syrian Army's commitment to fighting both ISIL and Assad.

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