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HARDtalk: Monzer Akbik, member of the Syrian National Coalition

Monzer Akbik, Syrian National Coalition

03/12/2015

Monzer Akbik, member of the Syrian National Coalition

BBC News Channel - HARDtalk, Monzer Akbik, member of the Syrian National Coalition

Zeinab Badawi speaks to Monzer Akbik of the Syrian National Coalition.

Zeinab Badawi speaks to Monzer Akbik of the Syrian National Coalition. Does he believe their battle against Assad has been re-energised or weakened by the targeting of IS?

In the aftermath of the recent Paris attacks, members of the international coalition against the so-called Islamic State, including Britain, have been weighing up the effectiveness of air-strikes on IS strongholds inside Syria. But what impact has the intensified military campaign against IS had on the Syrian opposition? 

HARDtalk speaks to Monzer Akbik of the Syrian National Coalition, an umbrella organisation made up of Syrian opposition groups. Does he believe their battle against Assad has been re-energised or weakened by the targeting of IS?

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