US campaign in Syria will hinge on rebel capabilities
The US-led campaign to defeat the Islamic State in Syria far many more obstacles than in Iraq.
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- Geographic focus
- Mission scope
- US assistance to Syrian rebels
- Regime benefits?
- Gulf risks
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_350.jpg "Residents inspect damaged buildings in what activists say was a US strike, in Kfredrian, Idlib province (Reuters/Abdalghne Karoof)")