"The siege has lasted 80 days and we have nothing to eat or drink"

Chris Vallance interviews Hasan Mahmoud Kassem, a resident of Amerli and Edward Stourton interviews Hayder al-Khoei of Chatham House

27 August 2014

5 minutes

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World at One—27/08/2014

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