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Syria: who wants what from the conflict?

Published: Jan. 25, 2018, 8:29 p.m.

As Turkey launches a new offensive over the border into north-east Syria, David Aaronovitch and guests examine what Turkey, Russia, Iran and the US want from the war in Syria. Which country stands to gain the most? And what is President Bashar al-Assad's calculation?

Guests include: \nSuat Kiniklioglu from the Institute for Security and Development Policy in Stockholm. \nAnna Borschchevskaya from the Washington Institute\nSeyed Ali Alavi from the London School of Oriental and African Studies\nSteven Heydemann from Smith College in Massachussetts\nLina Khatib from Chatham House.