Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20180907:13:42:00
That? >> i think it's difficult to say. the russians are supporting the assad government and we know the assad government amassed a giant force. battle hardened fighters. so whether or not it's a defensive start, they would take civilians into account, a very big question. he's there with the president of turkey and iran and they said they want to combat islamist groups which no doubt are in the area. some of them used to be affiliates of al qaeda in the not too distance past. and to give youen sight, estimates are that around three million civilians are in idlib. it's a crammed area so
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