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Syria endgame approaches

The Syrian government and rebels swap trapped fighters as the battlefield is cleared.

Rebels and government in Syria have been swapping fighters trapped behind enemy lines - as the Assad regime renews its attacks in the South. It looks as if all sides are getting ready for a final push ahead of possible peace talks later this month. Also in this programme/podcast: Japan and South Korea try - again - to end their quarrel over women forced into military brothels during the war; how oil-rich Saudi Arabia is feeling much less rich than it used to; and why so many of us are going to feel much less rich than we would like to when and if we retire.
Photo: Red Crescent ambulances and buses evacuate Syrian opposition fighters and their families from Zabadani
Credit: SANA via AP

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