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“We saw that, as Syrian troops went to Aleppo, ISIS took Palmyra. But ISIS' days are numbered. The Donald Trump administration has said that they're going to concentrate on ISIS and they're going to work with Russia. Now, we don't know whether they really will work with Russia or not, but it's clear that ISIS is going to be pounded.”

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Joshua Landis

Joshua Landis is a renowned expert on Middle Eastern issues, currently serving as a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research focuses on modern Middle Eastern politics, international relations, and Arab political culture. more

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