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Are Russian Airstrikes Targeting ISIS Or Rebels?
ResumeRussia launched new airstrikes in Syria on Thursday, and again there are differing accounts of whom the Russians are targeting. The Russians say they are hitting ISIS, but the U.S. and its allies say the areas targeted are held by the rebels who oppose Syrian President Bashar Assad, a Russian ally.
Here & Now's Robin Young turns to security analyst Jim Walsh to discuss this escalating conflict that now involves just about all world's major powers.
Guest
- Jim Walsh, security analyst with the MIT Security Studies Program. He tweets at @drjimwalshmit.
This segment aired on October 1, 2015.