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Radio 4,08 Feb 2016,45 mins

Aleppo 'marks turning point' in Syrian war

The World Tonight

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As thousands of people flee from fighting in and around the Syrian city of Aleppo we hear an account from Peter Oborne, who's just returned from the war-torn city, and Lina Khatib on why the advance of Assad's forces may be an 'existential battle' for the opposition forces.

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