Intro

Anti-government forces in northwest Syria launch their biggest offensive in years.
The fighting is the most intense since the height of the war almost a decade ago.
So why has violence flared up again, and why now and could it escalate?

In this episode:

• Qutaiba Idlbi, Senior policy adviser at the American Coalition for Syria.
• Omer Ozkizilcik, Director of Turkish Studies at the Omran Diraset Research Organisation
• Caroline Rose, Director at the New Lines Institute

 Host: Bernard Smith

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