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Top Syrian Kurdish Official: IS Fighters Could 'Escape from Prisons'
Ilham Ahmed, the Kurdish co-chair of the Syrian Democratic Council, warns of the dangers of a "badly planned" US withdrawal from Syria.
US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces in Syria say they're confident they will capture Baghouz - the last remaining Islamic State territory in the country - but what happens after US troops leave Syria? Ilham Ahmed, Kurdish co-chair of the SDC, weighs in.
Also in the programme; why Russian state broadcaster RT is accusing Facebook of attacking media rights - and how gene therapy could stop blindness in its tracks.
(Photo: A family waits on the side of the road in Hajin, Syria. Credit: Getty Images)
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