Brad Hoff, the managing editor of Levant Report, discusses the battlefield prowess of ISIS leader Omar “the Chechen” al-Shishani, who received US backing until 2013 while he transformed the demoralized Syrian rebels into a formidable fighting force.
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As Scott mentioned @ 32:22, U.S. to Russia: Backing Assad ‘not a winning strategy’
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., Samantha Power interviewed on CNN International
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