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Aaron Zelin of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy talks with NPR's Leila Fadel about the group that now controls Syria and why it's so hard to shed the label of "terrorists." ...

Aaron Zelin of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy talks with NPR's Leila Fadel about the group that now controls Syria and why it's so hard to shed the label of "terrorists." Search Query ...

Good morning. AARON DAVID MILLER: Good morning, Leila. Thanks for having me. FADEL: Thank you for being here. With this news, Aaron, does this make you think this deal might be dead? MILLER ...

Aaron Zelin of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy talks with NPR's Leila Fadel about the group that now controls Syria and why it's so hard to shed the label of "terrorists." Aaron Zelin ...

FADEL: I wonder, as somebody who studied this group and studied Syria, the consequences of taking them off too early. ZELIN: I mean, I think one of the issues that many people are worried about is ...

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