Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20151227:14:18:00
The entire opposition process was significant due to him being part of the talks, the recent talks, the opposition talks in riyad by the saudis. eamon? >> michael, you mention the killing of this leader, can you talk to us how it might change the dynamics on the battlefield? >> he's a polarizing figure. some argue he was instrumental to the peace process. for example, there was a recent u.n. brokered deal which had assad's buy-in that would take 2,000 islamic state soldiers from around the damascus area, east guta, all the way down to douma and take them back up to raqqah here. that deal has b...