In Syria, The Battle For Aleppo Traps Some 2 Million People

Roughly two million people are trapped by fighting in the Syrian city of Aleppo. As conditions on the ground worsen, Russian warplanes based in Iran launched bombing runs against targets in Syria. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to Ambassador Dennis Ross, currently with The Washington Institute and author of Doomed to Succeed.

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