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Russia's Syria playbook in Ukraine
Russia's Syria playbook in Ukraine
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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
May 10, 2022
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Podcast episode
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Aerial strikes, targeting civilians, cutting off supply chains: Russia’s brutal war tactics in Ukraine are shocking, but also hauntingly familiar. These are tactics the country has used before.Six years before Russia launched its brutal attack on Ukraine, it began another horrific military operation in Syria. Today, we talk about what we can learn about Russia’s strategy in Ukraine from its involvement in Syria. Read the full transcript here.Host: Gustavo ArellanoGuests: L.A. Times Middle East correspondent Nabih BulosMore reading:Syrian fighters ready to join next phase of Ukraine warHumanitarian corridors, from Syria to Ukraine, explainedRussia has been Assad’s greatest ally — as it was to his father before him
Released:
May 10, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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