White House quiet after cross-border Syrian attack targets al-Qaida smuggler
U.S. officials are only speaking anonymously about why American military planes bombed the border of Syria on Sunday. Joshua Landis of the Center for Middle East Studies explains how the attack may affect U.S. – Syrian relations.
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