Inside the Fall of the Islamic State
On the podcast: A reporter who embedded with U.S.-backed forces in Syria describes the battles there.
This month, the last remaining Syrian village held by the Islamic State fell to U.S.-backed Kurdish coalition forces. The Vice News Tonight reporter Aris Roussinos embedded with those forces earlier this year.
This month, the last remaining Syrian village held by the Islamic State fell to U.S.-backed Kurdish coalition forces. The Vice News Tonight reporter Aris Roussinos embedded with those forces earlier this year.
On First Person this week, he describes the final battles of the war against the Islamic State and the perils that still await Syria.
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