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Syrians invest hope in new government despite staggering economic, security challenges and violence against minorities
Al-Monitor’s chief correspondent, Amberin Zaman, joins host Adam Lucente to discuss her recent trip to Syria, including observations on the state of the Syrian economy amid continued sanctions, the rate of progress towards integrating the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces into the new army following recent clashes in Aleppo, and the government’s crackdown on French and other foreign jihadists.
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