Russia boosts air strikes against Assad foes in Syria

Name: Russia boosts air strikes against Assad foes in Syria
Uploaded: 2015-10-10T19:34:32Z
Duration: P207S
Description: In Syria, Russian forces stepped up attacks on opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, bombing more than 50 targets over the past day. Sam Dagher, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from Beirut, to discuss the situation.

Clip: Season 2015 | 3m 27s

In Syria, Russian forces stepped up attacks on opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, bombing more than 50 targets over the past day. Sam Dagher, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from Beirut, to discuss the situation.

Aired: 10/09/15

Rating: NR

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Russia boosts air strikes against Assad foes in Syria

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