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The CIA’s Syria Program and the Perils of Proxies

SHADOW WAR

After fighting al Qaeda and its affiliates for a decade and a half, the CIA is now helping them gain ground in Syria.

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
Nathaniel Barr
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Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

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Nathaniel Barr

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