Opinion

Why the west is fumbling over Syria

Name: Why the west is fumbling over Syria
Uploaded: 2013-07-25T16:56:17.127Z
Duration: 5 min 4 s
Channel: Financial Times
Description: David Gardner on the west’s fears of backing Sunni jihadi rebels

The misgivings of US top military commander General Martin Dempsey over intervening in Syria reflect the west's unease about Sunni jihadis fighting with the rebels to overthrow Bashar al-Assad’s regime, says the FT’s David Gardner in Beirut.

July 25, 2013

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